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Snakenobi, your arguments are filled what are called logical fallacies...

Just to point out a few, straw man arguments:

when you are putting all atheists into 1 bandwagon pretending all agree with what you're arguing against. In this case you're forgetting that apart from 'i don't believe in the existence of a god' there's nothing else you can unite all atheists in.
As an example, the Buddhists you so much seem to praise ARE atheists too. I think this is enough to show how you're straw manning your 'opponent'.

Also we have appeal to authority:

When you're presenting the claim that most scientists agree with your view (specially without presenting any evidence of this claim just to make it worse). You're using the credibility that science has to try and justify your point, saying 'well... most scientists agree with me, so... you're clearly wrong'. Again this could be a more acceptable point if you actually presented some sort of proof for that claim, which you do not.

Ad hominem fallacy:

When you're presenting the argument that atheism is somewhat showing a weakness or be detrimental to the happiness of a person. The fact that a position can or will hurt a person, physically, psychologically or in any other form, has no bearing on weather that position is true or false. Again, all an atheist is defined by stands as 'I do not believe a god exists', so no matter how bad you think the person feels after professing this belief, it says nothing about the truth and justification to hold such belief.

I think these examples are enough for now, but I will finish off with an advice. Chose your battles well. From what I could see you really have no real disagreement with atheists in large. Probably you'll have more productive struggle if you'll actually engage some religious people who intend to impose their beliefs on the rest of society by the form of legislation.

1 last food for thought... do you think a person will live a more meaningful life if they believe this is the only change they get to enjoy it or if they think this is just the 'test run' before the 'real life' begins. Or that this is simply one of many tries we get since after we die we reincarnate again over and over again (buddhism)?

cheers and have fun