Strife among atheists is that really a good thing?

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makegod2020
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29 Aug 2012, 12:24 pm

I want to find very friendly atheists in a forum that don't ridicule others
regardless of if they are believers or atheists. I am a 100% atheist.
So if you know such a forum for friendly atheists do tell me.

I trust that all of us are different despite all of us have
the Autism spectrum/Asperger whatever diagnose.

I belong to those that don't like fist fights or shooting.
And I even dislike verbal aggressiveness among atheists.

But a lot of atheist do seems to love it and they love
to ridicule religious people and even atheists that are
doing interfaith dialog.

Some name it confrontationists and accommodationists.
Living up to the love for to ridicule the "enemy" so the
confrontationists name the accommodationists to be faitheists.

Faitheism being a play on Fascism which we all hate. Too bad.

One thing that the atheist activists seems to bad mouth about is
some atheists they refer to as "dictionary atheists" and they
see themselves as "activist atheists with a social cause"
They would also use the adjective progressive atheist about
themselves. Edit: Latest approach is Atheist+ ( Atheist Plus )
Not bad at all. Al lprogressives should join. But those of us
who are not into political Left activism is kind of left out of it.

"dictionary atheists" seems to claim that one don't need to be
an activist at all. It is okay to just lack belief in gods. No need
for to be progressive they say.

So if you know such a forum for friendly atheists do tell me.



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29 Aug 2012, 5:13 pm

The god I dont beleive in is better than the god YOU dont believe in.

So its my duty to break you on the rack until you confess the sin of heresy!



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29 Aug 2012, 5:21 pm

I am an atheist (kind of -- agnostic). I also pursue social causes. However, there is absolutely no relation between those two statements. Since atheism is a negative position, it is all as should be.

Still, I don't remember any such debate round here.