[freedomfiter2]

I had assumed that part of the point of being an atheist was that you were tolerant of the views of others.

Wrong, the whole point to being an atheist is hating the God you insist doesn’t exist.

[Fred Hayek]

“Wrong, the whole point to being an atheist is hating the God you insist doesn’t exist.”

So instead of the athiest saying calmly “There is simply no God” (Of which Isaiah calls a fool), the athiest is really saying, with great anger, “No, God!”

[darkside321]

I had assumed that part of the point of being an atheist was that you were tolerant of the views of others.

Wrong, the whole point to being an atheist is hating the God you insist doesn’t exist.

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what has being an Atheist to do with tolerance in general?
For me (i´m one :-) this only means that i don´t believe in any form of god and supernatural. For the tolerance well i guess this is up to the individual. Some people are tolerant some are not. i don´t think that has anything to do in what you believe or not in generall. btw. for me it would be difficult to hate something (god) which doesn´t exist for me.

[tiki]

That is so true. That is what I told my “atheist” brother, he just hates God.