(no, ramblings of Gilded Age peasants don't count)
If you're going to call the overwhelming majority of people since time immemorial stupid for not following your theological views, you might want to make sure you know what the words you are saying actually mean before you do so.
Since I see religion as something inherently destructive to mankind... how am I supposed to approach the discussion without some degree of hostility to the belief systems that characterize it? Atheists have been (and still are) sh*t all over by most of the world, but that seems to be okay. But showing a lack of respect for a religion is somehow intolerable. Example: a religious person can tell me I'm going to burn in hell for my beliefs, but no way could I ever call that belief stupid.
Perhaps some of the more outspoken atheists should tone it down a bit... but isn't it obvious that part of it is reactionary?
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