marciosmg said:
Im sorry. I didnt mean as an attack. What I meant is that atheists , because they see religion affecting several aspects of society, study those religions to be able to disprove them (debunk was the word I badly used) in case he needs to talk about it to anyone or defend a position he agrees with or wants to vote for. There are atheists who live to debunk religion, but those are some and I dont want to generalize a group because of it. Also there is the aspect that religions is dominant in society. Most people are, so I would think that for someone to call themselves atheists, they really need to study religions to be able to be sure (as they can be of course) that they are right. Society always pressures people into being whatever the majority is. I hope I made myself understood. Again not trying to attack you or anything. |
Ok, no offence taken then :)
Well yeah, you may be right about that. I don't find it where I live - Australia doesn't have a very high Christian population compared to America, especially amongst people my age. I do know a few religious people, some Christians, a Muslim who I have never, ever caught acting in accordance with the teachings of the Qu'ran and I do like to know a bit about all religions, even if for nothing more than a talking point.
