Hi. I'm trying to understand what is permitted in this group. [View all]

[lib_wit_it]

I've read this:

In this forum it is inappropriate to belittle those with religious beliefs or to engage in demeaning or hateful speech toward members of DU who may hold such beliefs.

However, it does seem that most of the posts here are, and pretty much must be, perhaps not hateful, but definitley belittling and possibly demeaning. By saying that god does not exist, one is belitting those who insist that "he" does.

So, how does it work? We can say that what they believe is idiotic, but can't directly state that they are idiots? We can post cartoons that show "god believers" as foolish and irrational, but we can't actually call them foolish and irrational? I just don't get it.

I can't spend a lot of time on DU, so it's not like I would be a frequent poster in this forum on a regular basis, anyway, but I am an atheist and might like to discuss. I have some pretty strong frustrations related to my atheism, so I guess I'm worried that expressing them could easily be offensive. I need to know what exactly is and is not allowed.here

Thanks!