EvaleenVisser52

Recently, I had been talking with an atheist about the problems which occur when an atheist and a theist get on the topic of the existence of god. He suggested that the atheist needs to be prepared for this kind of encounter. But, I ask why? Why try to reason with a superstitious soul? Nevertheless, the atheist stated he was rather passionate about convincing and converting believers into atheists in order to maintain the separation of church and state. Okay so, let's talk about this shall we?

Indeed, he may be correct in his thoughts about the separation of church and state - but making the rounds and from one's way to purposefully harass people is what many religious people are doing now. Yes, an atheist, a minimum of in a good many areas of the world, will invariably get into unanticipated conversations about may be, but perhaps it is best to smile and nod one's head instead of place it onto a chopping block.

Being enthusiastic about one's personal mission is really a noble trait, I do not knock it, nevertheless it probably isn't the best way to win friends and influence individuals the current period. Further, Personally, i find arguing or debating this topic to be unenlightening, if a person will claim superstition as fact, there's nowhere to choose it, apart from to depart and not waste any more time. Why bother, it would be like attempting to convince a Juvenile Chimpanzee he should quit his pursuit of a future promised banana. You can't convince someone against their will, not a Chimpanzee or the other upright walking carbon bi-pedal species.

Is this man right in what he says?

For atheists to point out that we ought to remove "god" in the pledge of allegiance or remove manger scenes from the parks, or perhaps crosses from the surface of a hill, well that isn't going to win any friends or influence any people either. Atheists cannot get upset with Christians promoting their beliefs and attempt exactly the same kind of technique to promote their very own agenda unless they do so in hypocrisy and in that situation they aren't fighting the great fight with reason. This by itself defeats the objective of many atheists to transform Christians, Muslims, Hindus, along with other religious folks.