Are Atheists Starting to Overdo it?

[jaso9n2]

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Okay, it’s actually a really good rhetorical technique to have many falsehoods in the same few words, so that the reader is overwhelmed and can’t identify them. I commend you, but i still see them… watching Expelled honed my skills. So:</p>

<p>1) 75% of USAns are Christian. You think christians think like that? Obviously not… so no, “people” (as in the general populous) do not think that atheism is the “height of logic”.
2) You basically just described a part of the Atheist platform—that all religions are BS until proven otherwise (“fairytales” or just folklore that can teach us about human nature)
3) “It’s not true.” Okay then, why don’t you tell us what makes it false? Nobody trusts you that much, Jason. You have to actually give reasons to back up your vast statements

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<p>1) That’s how it’s presented, and yes, I think even some Christians feel that way. Christians champion faith, Atheists champion logic. It’s not true, but that does appear to be the accepted dynamic.</p>

<p>2) I wasn’t attempting to explain it in its entirety in that one quote. Considering that’s the line I hear most often (see: “How many of you believe in God” thread)</p>

<p>3) It’s a vast statement to say Atheists aren’t singularly logic-driven and Christians aren’t singularly faith-driven? </p>

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Ehh… if you want to know why you’re wrong here, just look at the campaign trails Hilary, Obama and McCain are leaving. Each one goes through a religious phase, trying to put God on their side so that the American public will know that their beliefs are the same. I mean, look how controversial it is that there’s even a <em>tiny possibility</em> that Obama is Muslim. OMG, HOW HORRIBLE WOULD THAT BE…! It would be horrible because USAns tend to be xenophobic christians, lol. But whatever.</p>

<p>I think you’re right that atheism is gaining traction and becoming more well-known as an ideology. I certainly don’t see them evangelizing or putting down Christians, however.

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<p>“From the Middle East” and “Muslim” aren’t the same thing. And I think that was largely propagated by people who assume he’s Muslim by his name. I don’t know what xenophobia has to do with anything, but it wasn’t a big deal for the majority of people (considering they’re voting for him).</p>

<p>You need to look harder if you don’t see them putting down Christians. It’s a little naive to even assume they don’t, considering “religion = fairy tales” is a “part of the Atheist platform”. That in and of itself is an insult.</p>