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The only problem with your solution is that you are implicitly condoning and encouraging the behaviour. Who cares if the OP is Atheist or not. What if the off

The only problem with your solution is that you are implicitly condoning and encouraging the behaviour. Who cares if the OP is Atheist or not. What if the offended person is a Sikh or Muslim or Hindu? Does that change your attitude? Saying I wouldn't want to associate with them is just as discriminatory. I have nothing personally against highly religious people. I am tolerant and would gladly work with them and have in fact done exactly that.

mindslight 13y ago
> What if the offended person is a Sikh or Muslim or Hindu? I would say the same thing in a different way, because I try to discourage groupthink in general. But your hypothetical person most likely wouldn't have the luxury of being offended, because dealing with their situation is more productive than trying to get a savior to punish people they aren't going to end up working for anyway. This whole concept of openly proclaiming "offense" is based on the goal of group-shaming people into thought-conformance. If you think this is mature behavior and a good thing to do, then you're no better than any historic oppressive mob. It just so happens in this case that OP says he subscribes to a belief that's fundamentally based on rejecting social delusions, so I have a direct connection. > I have nothing personally against highly religious people It's not that they're religious, it's that they're constantly proselytizing. If you don't want to subject yourself to their drivel, avoiding them is the best you can do, as it would be wrong to force them to shut up.