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[quote=RantingAtheist][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fail, OP....major fail. Mainly because Christians don't denigrate and show hatred and/or mock Hinduism. [/quote]

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So, if a Christian does yoga it's fine.  But if I, an agnostic/non-Christian, sings the Christmas Carols of my childhood to my child, hangs a stocking, and puts up a few lights, I'm "denigrating, showing hatred and mocking Christianity"? Can you explain that again?[/quote]

How did you make that leap? I'm referring to the [b][u]atheists[/u][/b] who say that Christians:

-are sheeple
-believe in fairy tales, fairies in the sky, etc
-are dumb/silly to believe in some book that some men wrote
-use religion as a crutch

FWIW, agnostic folks are much more agreeable/approachable when it comes to discussing religion. Some atheists, on the other hand, are downright rabid in their hatred of all things Christian. [/quote]

Just to clarify, atheists don't say Christianity is a fairy tale, or that God is a fairy in the sky, but rather that there is exactly as much evidence for belief in gods as for any given fairy in the sky. While you may not like this, this is objectively true. Furthermore, the Bible is some book that some men wrote. It's a perfectly valid opinion to find it silly to believe in that with no evidence.

Furthermore, these arguments inevitably arise in the context of threads here about larger issues. For example:

"X is wrong!"
"I disagree."
"But it says so right in the Bible."
"Ah, well, I'm an atheist. And the Bible's just a book some guy's wrote. Do you have an argument to support your position?"
"Ah! An atheist! Well, you have no morality anyway! And how dare you mock my faith!!!"

If talking to people who may not share your particular faith upsets you so, you should withdraw from civil society. Perhaps join a convent.[/quote]

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