Where are the dragons?

I'm not sure whether to tell u my emidiate feeling when I meet an Athiest, because it's probably the most patronising, horrible thing for me to feel in their eyes, but I honestly can't help how I feel. Please don't kill me, because I AM awear that the stuff I say can sound patronising, I just don't know how else to say it... If I ask u for one thing it's that u DON'T read this trying to look for an argument, of for fault, of to oppose it completely - but that u have an open mind.

I don't want to convert you. u have free will for a reason and you've chosen not to believe - but I want...

A few weeks geleden at my workplace I was approached door a very visible, though homeless, religious man. He asked me if I were religious in which I replied with a nonchalant "No."

From there it seemed as if all hell was breaking loose. He started badgering me and saying that because I was baptized as a small child I'm ultimately "damned to Hell" for my "families mistakes".

Perhaps I should have just upped and walked away.. but for one, I was never in this particular situation, and since he was a paying customer, I sort of felt compelled to put up with his bullshit because I didn't want him to cause...

I found this on a blog site called link and thought it might be good for us to share some of our thoughts about Atheism! u can answer some, all, of none of the questions. Feel free to either leave your antwoorden in a commentaar of u could set up your own soapbox artikel with your answers.


Q1. How would u define “atheism”?



Q2. Was your upbringing religious? If so, what tradition?



Q3. How would u describe “Intelligent Design”, using only one word?



Q4. What scientific endeavour really excites you?



Q5. If u could change one thing about the “atheist community”, what would it be and...