“Whether they “really believe down deep” or not they will, with high frequency, support and assure the same behavior in their next generation. Who is more despicable, someone that propagates religious shackling out of “down deep” belief or one that passes the shackles on due to cowardice?”

Response: And what benefit would you attribute to flipping them the bird. If they actually saw it, they would realize that a bigot mushroom really doesn’t like them.

What if on the other hand, you sat down on a curb somewhere and talked logic to them. I do. I don’t track them down when I spot them, but when they show up at my door, I sit on the front porch and gently rip their god’s guts out. I don’t call them degrading names, or try to humiliate them, or in any way intentionally put them on the defensive. I just, point by point, rip their god a new asshole. It can be done without disrespecting the person.

But, you don’t get that do you, Whutthole? I believe you, you’re an atheist, but you have’nt a clue what freethought is. I would rather flip you the bird than a victim of brainwash.

NeoWolfe

Whether they “really believe down deep” or not they will, with high frequency, support and assure the same behavior in their next generation. Who is more despicable, someone that propagates religious shackling out of “down deep” belief or one that passes the shackles on due to cowardice?

Flip a double fisted bird for me!

and while you’re at it, why don’t you rape a coma patient? Same principle.

I have no doubt that you think this is true. Mark that Exhibit Z.

NeoWolfe

I don’t believe Eve did that at all. It’s a lie. Men were the ones who wrote the story down and in the interests of maintaining their patriarchy, they just made up that part so women would get all the blame and be easier to control.

Oh, um, wait a minute. They made up pretty much the whole book. Talk about your willing suspension of disbelief.

I just look on in amazement when I see fiction fans acting as if their favourite invented character is real. Trekkies, Hogwartians, Jediists, Twilighters; they sometimes take themselves far too seriously. At least they are much less harmful than so many of the followers of religious fiction.