And I am not offended. I usually stay away from religion threads, you might have observed that. Arguing about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin doesn't amuse me.
But I do think highly of my fellow FReepers. When it is obvious to me that they are not getting some political angle on the "look what screwy thing Obama did today" threads, I call them out on it. Why shouldn't I do the same when religious FReepers are discussing atheism without a reasonable understanding of what it is?
I do a lot of reading over at the DUmmies board. Mostly it is to entertain myself, either through seeing their folly, or by goading them on (through my 'evil' alter ego!) to even grander heights of moonbattery. But I also learn a lot about how the other side thinks, at least the less rabid of the bunch that bother to post over there.
I would hope that my fellow FReepers would consider my opinion as that of a well-meaning friend, when I tell them that their favorite myths about atheism are just baloney.
Well actually, the author of the article was an atheist.
I think she knows better than most.
And why would you think that any FReeper doesn’t have a reasonable understanding. That we don’t have family nor friends? Some of us see this issue from the POV of having one on one debate with an atheist. Including mysefl.