kowhoho said:
Why would you say that atheism is on the decline? There is little evidence for this. Atheists in America outnumber religious Jews for god's sake. Are you honestly going to defend the propogana this thread is positing? Also, the "to each his own" proposal is a wishy-washy one. How will we ever be able to progress as human beings without saying what we think? You would dare to ask me to censor my beliefs to "respect" yours? Pretty arrogant if you ask me. In discussions of religion, just as in any other discussion, you make your points, state your reasoning and don't go out of your way to use derogatory language. This thread, however, is based on a statement that has no logical foundation and deserves little to no respect. |
I say Atheism is declining because while there are more Atheists than before, the percentage of those who are Atheist is smaller. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_atheism#Geographic_distribution
And "to each his own" is definitely not wishy-washy. No one should have beliefs shoved down their throats, nor should they be open to insults for stating their beliefs. Do I fully believe what this guy posted? No. But I'm not going to sit here in throw insults at the guy because I don't. Just like I don't believe in Atheism, but I'm not going to go out of my way to go in every Atheist thread and call them idiots for not believing in God because I somehow feel I'm superior to them intellectually. That is what is truly arrogant.







