| SciFiBoy said:
im an atheist, part of the reason I dont like religion is that people use it as an excuse for those things or worse yet promote those things because of their religion, I dont hate all relgious people (this is @ dsister), I just think that ALOT of them, in particular thoose that I have met, tend to be more bigoted and narrow minded than atheists/agnostics. |
I've found a lot of athiest/agnostics that are just as bigoted and narrow. It's a problem that both sides suffer from. Personally, I am very religious but if someone else chooses not to be, that's their decision. I believe we all have free will to make our own choices. I will not force my views down someone's throat, but I expect not to be treated like an unenlightened idiot in return.
I'll admit, people have done horrible things over the centuries in the name of religion. The Crusades, The Inquisition, terrorism (in the middle east and other areas) had terrible consequences for innocent people. However, there is also a history of persecution of religious groups by Socialist (Athiest) nations. Granted is it not on the same level as what's been done by radical religious beliefs, but it exists nonetheless.
My point is that a general lack of respect is demonstrated by members of both sides of this debate.
