Atheists & Agnostics
In reply to the discussion: Skeptics, a question from a believer? [View all]Promethean
(468 posts)Some posters over there there you can see this dripping from everything they post about us. This is why at least half the A&A group has Rug on ignore for example.
After that recognition that if you claim something with no evidence to support it we won't accept it and will likely call it out as false or questionable. Unfortunately this tends to trigger a defensive reflex, especially if the unsupported claim has some faith value to the claimant.
Next recognize that "faith" is not an acceptable reason to make a claim about reality. Most Atheists have come to the conclusion that non-evidential claims about reality get in the way of human progress. If you want to argue this go look up the creationism movement.
Finally recognize that silence is consent. I don't like spelling everything out. So put this one in an atheist vs theist context and see what you can come up with on your own. You might just come to a new appreciation of why we seem hostile even to moderate or liberal theists.