Why are there so many militant and bolshie Atheists on the web?

Come on!

It works both ways. Today for instance, I was attacked for asking a question about the book of Job. I wasn't ridiculing anyone; I simply asked if it was the oldest book in scripture, using the fact that it appears to be set before the law, when the man was the priest in the family and performed sacrifices. Eventually someone posted a link saying that a lot of scholars agreed with me, though I asked after reading Job for myself and not going blindly by what someone trys to teach me, I do have a mind and am capable of rational thought.

However, some Christians took the opportunity to attack me and treat me as an heretic; though they only offered one line unqualified answers. Now if Christians have the spirit of truth within them, they should be able to discern between an honest enquiry and mockery. Yes some atheists "bash", but you must admit if you are honest a good percentage of Christians attack any enquiry that they don't understand.

If you treat me with respect, then I will treat you with respect also.

P. S.

Thanks for acknowledging my point in a fair way, I appreciate that. Also, I did watch your link, but I honestly do not think that any group should be removed from society. Whether I agree with you or not, you shouldn't worry too much. Your church is an anvil that has worn out many hammers. Extremes of all kinds get people nowhere, so please don't fall into the trap of thinking all questioners and non believers are evil.

Thanks. It is closed now, but Ashes for beauty set them straight with a link anyway, so these things do have a way of working themself out

However, if you think things are bad in the United States, then don't come to England. There are many things going on that even I don't agree with, such as the homogonising of cultures and the gradual surrender of our sovereignty to foreign powers, all by stealth.

I've never heard the term before. I don't hate religion. I just don't see why religious laws should be forced on me. You don't have to get married to someone of the same sex. We're 6-11% of the population, not .5%.

We're not violent. We use the legal system. Christians bomb abortion clinics to get their point across.

I am not a "militant atheist whom seek to destory" anything. I'm not sure what "destory" even means, but people should be allowed to think what they want, without being bullied by a majority, just as much as a majority should not fear bullying at the hands of a minority. And how exactly would Atheists cram 80% of the population into concentration camps? Think it through, a**.

Watched 30 seconds, he made a few false claims, stopped watching.

I'm very open to the possibility that there is a God. I'm not making claims about the nature of a possible higher power, whether it exists or not, theists are. I merely point out that they are setting up a system of beliefs about God that falls down under scrutiny. 'THAT' God does not exist. I make no claims about a deist God.

Honestly if 90+% of the population is being controlled by 4% of the population then you must truly be a pathetic majority.

Really I don't care if you have your religion. If you want to be religious then by all means be religious but I just want people to be equally representative.

Also this guy is a moron.

The loudest, most immature people are noticed a lot more than the intellectuals, even though the immature ones are largely outnumbered.

I bet not many people on here know who I am, but they'd certainly recognize the name 'Fireball' or 'Pastor Winthrop'.

Why are their so many?

-We are no longer persecuted as strongly as we have been in the past, and thus we begin to speak up and out so that we are no longer oppressed.

Why on the web?

-A quick, easy forum of communication that is known and used on a global scale.

It was faith, not atheism, that led to planes hitting the twin towers. Nothing is more dangerous than beliefs held without evidence, the definition of both faith and delusion.

I like to rile up the theists cause it makes it more likely they will say something that I can post of Fundies Say the Darndest Things.

www.fstdt.com

Many atheists know how to use computers. As a side note, a lot of them can also program vcrs.

because the loud ones stand out more, even when they're wrong

it goes both ways