Atheist & "Proselytizing"?

[Minimalist]

I really hate this, because both theists and atheists use "proselytize".

A theist uses marketing, trying to sell a club membership. But no, the atheist countering that is not selling anything, anymore than saying "The New York Yankees DID NOT win the Super Bowl" is selling something.

If there weren't people claiming the moon is made of cheese the atheist would not have to go around correcting such absurd statements.

Saying "that is not true", or "what year do you live in?" is not selling anything. Questioning is the sound reasonable people make when absurd claims are made.

Talking donkeys, magic babies, 72 virgins, multiple armed deities, magic underwear, is all the same to the atheist. Deities are let's pretend no matter who is claiming them. "Grow up" is not marketing anymore than saying there is no tooth fairy is marketing.

Once you know what a telescope is and you still insist on kaleidoscope thinking, you look like an idiot.

You are trying to apply logic to a bunch of people who are primitive fuckheads and content to be so.

Always remember....

[Mister Agenda]

If Britain is any indication, when about 25% of the population is atheist, the desire to argue religion will go down drastically, I suppose because there's too many people to call BS to pretend it doesn't sound like BS.

[Ryantology]

Absolutely, we need to combat it. It's just that, we're copping to their intellectual dishonesty if we grant equal respect to the claims of theists.

Equating "that is not true" or "bullshit" to being militant is fucking absurd. If our species never questioned anything we'd still be dragging our knuckles. The reality theists do not want to face is that WE DO KNOW what causes god belief. Evolution and psychology explain why people make up and believe false things.

Humans SHOULD value rights, but that does not mean a claim by itself deserves to be valued.

I think we're agreeing?