It's 2012, And People Are Still Being Killed Over Make Believe (Religion) Being Treated As Fact

[cbayer]

89. My apologies if I misunderstood you.

What I read was that you thought that anything that isn't backed by evidence should be discarded, which would include pretty much all religious beliefs. I did not read this as saying that they should discarded by you as an individual, but should be discarded by everyone, a position that I would challenge.

I also read that you felt that religion deserved no protection under hate crime legislation, and I do find that extreme. When people go into a church or mosque or temple to execute and terrorize those within based only on what they believe, that is a hate crime. It impacts an entire community and deserves protection, imo. That's not a disagreement and it's not based on *insecurity*.

Where this started, I think, is with the OP's assertion that he is right and anyone who disagrees with him is delusional. In asking for tolerance and sensitivity, there is no request for special treatment.

Perhaps I was associating you with anti-theists, and, if you are not one, I apologize again.