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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you get into a deep enough conversation with an atheist about religion, they're going to tell you there is no factual or scientific basis for the magical aspects of religion. Lots of what religions asks of us is a force for good and motivating and beneficial, but we can have ALL of that without the supernatural elements. Believers, who "just believe" by definition, get offended by this...and I get that...and probably feel that that's atheists trying to "convert them." I think that in this case the line between voicing a belief and shitting on a belief is blurry for the believer, because it feels really confrontational. That's just the way it is.  [/quote]

I think it's oversimplifying to say that people are simply "offended" because you don't agree with them, and that they "mistake" this for conversion.

OP isn't talking about the "deep conversations" that are the premise of your (otherwise thoughtful) post. She's talking about the atheists who grab you by the collar--metaphorically on this board, or in person like pp's *whole BIL--to bring up their atheism and then harass you like a dog with a bone (doing well with the mixed metaphors today!) until you walk away. [/quote]

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