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Maybe you'll be more tolerant if you appreciate why they do it. Those folks believe it's their responsibility to go into the world and witness to unbelievers. Put it this way, if you knew something that you absolutely believed was true and that everyone would benefit (it is the most important thing ever), would you maybe want to tell others?
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I've met a few homeless people like that. Sadly, in a lot of cases it is mental illness, but nevertheless - I don't want them promoting their fantastical worldview to me or my family. Especially on my own property.
We're already all full up on crazy. Don't need any more.
You are free to go do your own thing. I'll fight tooth and nail for your ability to do that as long as you aren't harming others. But I live in a public society with public institutions, and they need to represent everyone.
There's nothing extra special about your religious beliefs. Keep them within your place of worship, until they've been fully rationalized out of existence.
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How so? The believers I know live life as fully as anyone. Just because we believe in an afterlife why does that preclude from living it up. This is totally false.
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The fundamental principle of most religious afterlife is that if you follow the rules, you get to go to heaven. It's a methodology based in fear - I don't like that.
It's also why you have all these groups trying so hard to deny the rights of others - those "others" (gay, abortionists, women, other faiths) aren't following the rules. The further outside the rules you are - the more alien you are. The most alien being atheists - which is why the original article states Christians trust rapists over atheists.
The fundamental reality of atheism is that this is all you get. Ever. So make the most of it, and don't think that you can pray your way out of trouble. You need to work at it yourself.
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I haven't read every post carefully, but I haven't seen where anyone here has said they distrust athiests more than rapists..
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The thread started with an article stating exactly that.