So why don't atheists proselytize?
 

They´re usually lurking around schoolyards and address little school children with:
"Have you ever heard about the theory of evolution?"

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They are too busy fornicating.

Im not sure I agree with you Ming. Ive had plenty of drunken conversations with militant atheists who would put firebrand preachers to shame with the strength of their conviction. Ive been backed into a corner defending the right to freedom of choice in personal belief, and its atheists that have put me there.

I guess this is why we dont talk about politics, religion or money at the dinner table or bar etc

Proselytizing is more than standing on street corners and giving out gospel tracts (or non-gospel tracts if you wish). I have no problems calling Richard Dawkins a proselytizer.

Jesus still loves you.


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I like to separate the ritual and dogma of religious institutions from the religious practice of reaching out to God. Religious institutions suffer pretty much equally from the same malady that afflicts any other group that is formed around an ideology - lazy thinkers falling in love with an idea that makes them feel good.

its organized religion vs personal belief.

The millennia of persecution and destruction under the name of god can be put down to organized religion.

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There are occasionally personal consequences from others believing in religion, c.f. the teaching evolution in schools debate.

Is this another "atheism is a religion" troll? If not, BK will make it that way. Let me get the popcorn, or possibly the pepto-bismol.

Lots of religious people reject that idea too.

Er, your kids being taught pseudoscience at school?

Also, I made a typo, I meant FROM others believing in religions.

No, there are plenty of other reasons to discard the concept of god/gods.

Seriously though, if there were gods the ideas where there are multiple gods do seem more likely don't they? Why would there be only one?

The trinity concept could be seen as being somewhat pantheistic. Why do multiple gods make more sense to you? And would I be correct in assuming that you wouldn't force on others your belief that God/god concepts should be discarded?

theres only one of you Mike. If we are gonna get all metaphysical then why wouldnt gods mates have ****ed off and created their own universe.

Adding force to your belief that the rejection of the God concept is a good thing wouldn't necessarily entail an attempt to change the minds of those who believe. It could take the form of oppressing all religious groups - perhaps you think they are a bunch of crazies who should be locked up. Let's say you are emperor of the world...what practical policies would you enact that would affect religious groups?

If there's one of something then the conditions exist for it to exist, why can't the conditions exist for another one to appear? Seems against the laws of physics that we understand that if one thing exists that you couldn't have a similar object/being existing somewhere else where the same conditions were fulfilled. This wouldn't necessitate having another one of course those conditions could be very rare, but the universe is very big. Interesting thoughts. Personally, I think the answer to that is at a level that is currently beyond our ability to comprehend.

I agree. If we are going to discuss things without evidence, we shouldn't do so with an attitude of superiority.

"we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority"

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well you cant prove theres is a god either. i know that arguements full of holes but that the crux of the arguement right there

Yeah, I don't get why some people insist that you need a reason to not believe in something. You need a satisfying reason to believe something exists, so if there isn't one then you don't believe in it.