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Originally Posted by Hector Cerif
Sometimes I lurk this forum, just out of anthropological curiosity.
I was wondering why people post here at all, it seems like two sides shouting at a wall most of the time.
Are the religious trying to win converts?
Are the atheists basically all just this guy?
Does anything constructive ever happen in this subforum?
Just curious.
I'm aware of the stereotype of atheists being people like this, which is why I try to be conscious of how often I bring it up in conversation anymore. I'm well aware that many moderate people view fundamentalists and militant atheists the same way. I never bring this subject up unless I am speaking with close friends, or if someone brings up the topic of religion and asks me my opinion.
At the same time, I am never shy about telling people exactly what I think when they ask me my opinion on these things.
Often the only thing atheists have in common is their view on a god. Other than that, we are spread far across the ideological spectrum, from pinko-commie liberals, to dyed-in-the-wool Ayn Rand Objectivists. Most of my friends are religious to one degree or another. They know my views and I know theirs, and we still occasionally talk about it.
(The pic made me laugh btw
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