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> In general, I'll turn it around. Atheism is a group of people like any other. Do you believe that atheists alone are able to withstand the human inclination t
by quesera 3y ago
> In general, I'll turn it around. Atheism is a group of people like any other. Do you believe that atheists alone are able to withstand the human inclination to favor their in group and hate their out groups?
This is the difference.
I don't view "atheists" as a group of people with in and out groups. Any more than "pasta eaters" or "brown-eyed people".
But some atheists (I would call them "militant atheists") do. Of course I'd argue that militant atheists are largely reacting to the militant theism of others, which is more popularly accepted and gets way more air time (and also is responsible for horrible things in the world). But both are silly.
- trelane 3y ago> But some atheists (I would call them "militant atheists") do. Of course I'd argue that militant atheists are largely reacting to the militant theism of others, which is more popularly accepted and gets way more air time (and also is responsible for horrible things in the world). But both are silly. Do you believe this is not true of other religions as well?
- quesera 3y agoI mean, sure. I think that's what I said. But if we started rapturing all the militant religionists today, we'd lose a lot more Christians than atheists. I'm completely in favor of rapturing the militants of all stripes.