• Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      Atheism is a religious stance, and is practiced like one. When it’s used to harm non-believers especially it’s really easy to see this.

      I wouldn’t give Christians or any other religion a pass on this, so I’m not giving Atheists one either.

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        2 hours ago

        Good thing your opinion means jack shit, because your basis is fundamentally flawed and incorrect.

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          Do you think it shows weakness to be polite to those you disagree with? I think it works better to approach people with respect if I want them to consider what I’m saying. It already feels like an attack when someone says you’re wrong, and I don’t want to harden minds against what I think is right.

          I’m not always good at it, and I have spoken to people harshly often. It never produced anything but hard feelings on their part. I think it can be satisfying to be mean, and I was looking for an excuse to act in a way that’s less moral without feeling bad about myself. I think even if I was right, I usually didn’t need to be mean about it.

          I think that it’s likely nothing I’m doing on this website is important enough to justify me being unkind about it.