Reply #36: If you refuse to accept my definition of myself, you're intolerant. [View All]

[beam me up scottie]

A religious bigot, iow.

Just like I would be if I did the same to you.

If you meant no offense, I apologize.

And I also apologize for suggesting I could compare your faith to fairy tales, I just wanted you to understand how it felt.

DU atheists have spent countless hours in this forum, especially in the last few days, fighting for our right to define ourselves.

We have been corrected, time and time again, by a few (a very few, thankfully) believers who tell us we are wrong.

It gets old in a hurry.

My atheism is not based on faith, I do not actively believe there are no gods.

I have never believed in any of them, it's not a choice, I see it as the default position because it's where I started out.

I don't want you to have to choose your words carefully, really.

Just don't presume all of us claim gods don't exist.