[J40000]

What has always perplexed me about atheists is that they base this ‘identification’ on the fact that they DON’T believe something..

I don’t believe in Bigfoot. Yet, I don’t have a dire need to be accepted by society and identified for this.

The difference is clear though: While I do NOT believe in Bigfoot, Sasquatch, or whatever one may choose to call him, I have NO problem with those who DO believe and whatever THEY choose to do according to their belief.

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

What has always perplexed me about atheists is that they base this ‘identification’ on the fact that they DON’T believe something..

That's true. In fact, under this view of atheism, a cabbage or a tire-iron is an atheist.

[Abin Sur]

As the saying goes, atheism is a religion like bald is a hair color. That being said, there are certainly atheists for whom trumpeting their lack of faith is a holy mission (um...as it were). While it's fun to debate it on a message board, I think anyone who tries to convert someone to or from belief in God is wasting their time.

Still, it's a (relatively) free country, so it's their time to waste.