so the GD thread got locked, but atheism as a religion?

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19. Could you be any more mean spirited?

I'm surrounded by atheist science heads and I say that for some --it does have a lot to do with empirical thinking as opposed to magical thinking (or whatever you want to call religion). Not that all atheists are scientists or anything as stupid as that.

Yes I see a lot of atheists who are disrespected. All the time. That has bad ramifications. Profoundly bad ramifications. It concerns me. It is a bad sign that people feel compelled to fight so hard for any reasonable beliefs, atheism being a reasonable belief. I also understand how it feels to be trashed by fundies constantly. Although I'm neither an atheist nor religious, I get the point that atheists are making these days. I am being supportive but you're not wanting to feel that. That's OK--it's a common symptom of being abused. Lashing out.

WELCOMED WHERE EXACTLY?

What I mean when I say welcomed--"welcomed into the whole pantheon of human beliefs and belief systems," --not welcomed into Religion. (I said I am not religious myself, but I guess you didn't get that part, because you didn't really read before vomiting).

I'm not in the mood for a little battle on this. I said my piece and you said yours.

Go kick a puppy or something.