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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
An atheist response I would more likely approve would be one akin to what Willravel suggested: "Some religion isn't harmful, but some is. Think for yourself." Something along this line, anyway.
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My suggestions have been turned down. It was too much about religion and not enough about atheism, which I understand, but I still feel it's better to be more strategic if they really want to make a difference. Of course this was a while ago. Now? I don't like the idea of atheistic proselytizing at all. It makes no sense whatsoever.
If you're really interested in telling people about your nonbelief, if you're like an atheist kettle ready to blow your lid, do it in a way that's constructive, in a way that's actually addressing a problem that you have with religion (or more specifically, certain religious people). Instead of saying, "Oh, btw, there's probably no god/God/G-d" you should say, "Believe whatever makes you happy, but my children are going to learn about evolution in science class, not religion," or "Are you sure a god that wants you to hate and kill is worthy of worship?" Those are specific grievances. They deal with real problems that effect real people. They don't attack all religion, just some problematic side effects of people taking themselves too seriously. Someone else believing in god doesn't have anything to do with me, so it's none of my business to tell them what to believe.