Time for atheists to take a hard look at ourselves

[RussBLib]

41. my only point is that today's radical Muslims....

...seem to feel the need to publicize their beheadings and immolations. Graphic, gruesome videos tend to provoke a response, and that, I believe, is what Bill Maher and others are responding to. Show me some Christians videotaping brutality and pushing it out to the world in the name of Christ and you will see a strong reaction.

Yes, I have heard of anti-balaka. Ask a survey and maybe 1% of Americans are aware of it. Which came first? You insulted my faith! You overthrew the Christian president! Well, he was insulting and persecuting our faith! Well, you did it first!! Chicken or the egg? How far back do you go?

I make no such claim that Muslims are "more violent" than Christians. I think they are all full of shit and wrong-headed. If you want to look at religious violence historically, why stop at the 19th century? Why not go all the way back? The exercise is pointless.

And I do not think that Maher and most atheists are bigots either. I think you would find that, on the whole, atheists tend to be less racist and bigoted than others who are still under the sway of imaginary gods and bombastic, demagogic preachers. I have seen no studies of such, however, so it's just an impression.

I do think some have come into this room simply to try to stir up the atheists. I guess they have nothing better to do with their time.