I'm an atheist, and comfortably so. There's zero solid evidence to support a God's existence, and believing in something just because it hasn't been definitively dispoven is ridiculous. That's just not how it works. If we took that approach to everything we'd all just be a bunch of rambling conspiracy nuts. We'd starve to death in a week because no-one had told us we can't eat air.
But frankly, it's just not worth the time and effort to try and smack theism out of every believers' head. If people want to hold onto their DUMB views and STOOPID practices, go ahead, and do it peacefully. However:
Never.
Never.
Never.
Allow the use of private religous views to actively try to influence or manipulate another person. I want freedom of belief. Any prophets whispering in a person's ear detracts from their ability to make their own decision. Take it too far and people start using the influence for their own ends. Take it even further, and you end up with the horror that is organised religion.
It's amazing that people get so freaked out about the modern hurricane of messages trying to brainwash their children, yet so few try to take on their local place of worship.
Someone's likely to point out that if I don't believe in trying to convert people, that means atheism won't spread either. Call it cockiness on my part, but I expect that if no-one ever pushed religion onto them, most people would come out atheist anyway. A default setting, if you will.
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bullet magnet completely shook my view on the accuracy of the bible
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You hear that everyone? BM is the new messiah!