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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New poster. If we are to extrapolate from fifteen pages of comments from posters claiming to be atheists, their reasons for posting on DCUM (to address the actual question) would seem to be that most derive a sense of moral and intellectual superiority about their place in the world, and perhaps secondarily that it seems to assuage their sense of anxiety and insecurity that a Christian nationalist-fueled political movement has given them.

What they are unwilling or unable to accept or, perhaps, comprehend, is that only some people of faith have an interest in proselytizing. Only some people of faith have an interest in translating a set of practices that are nominally rooted in that faith on others. And that private revelation, which can form much of the experiential basis of belief for many people of faith, is not something that most wish to share.

The people of faith on this thread do not seem to be offended by atheism, for the most part.

Ironically, it is the atheists who seem to be the most ardent proselytizers. And that is why this subset of them posts on DCUM.[/quote]

Agreed. While I am an atheist, I find most of them extremely embarrassing and usually call myself agnostic if asked.

They are also very poorly read on basic philosophy and morality. [/quote]

Plus one.
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This survey shows that atheists and agnostics answer more questions about religion correctly than religious people.

www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/07/23/which-religious-groups-know-what[/quote]

Not the ones in this forum …[/quote]

Oh really?  Please link to the atheist posts in this thread which are factually incorrect.

Hint: This is where you say "[i]I'm not gonna do your research for you![/i]" and run tail, because it just is not so. Yet another claim you can't back up.[/quote]

First, you post very little facts and instead seem to rely on rants. There are plenty of atheists who can articulate very compelling logical arguments, but you unable or unwilling to do so. There is a long tradition of atheist philosophical thought of which you appear entirely unaware. Finally, your writing style is overly dramatic and emotional which conveys low intellect and analytical ability. [/quote]

Any budding atheists here would be much better served by picking up a Sam Harris or Christopher Hitchens book or reading some Nietzsche rather then wasting time here with these simpletons. [/quote]

Another post making claims with no supporting evidence.[/quote]

Would you like us to paste the entirety of the “letter to a Christian nation” in this thread?

My claim is that your emotional rants lack substance.

As you argue yourself, it is hard to prove a negative. [/quote]

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