The low rider is a little higher
How are you defining a “militant” atheist? The term carries all of these images of violence (I don’t think the dictionary defines it this way, but it certainly has the rhetorical effect) that I just don’t think is a common product of a lack of belief in the gods. Perhaps a militant atheist is an atheist that talks/debates/argues about atheism/religion. If this is the case than wouldn’t every theist on this site be a militant theist (kind of making the label “militant” useless)?
I suppose I’m speaking anecdotally here (as I don’t have any statistics available) but the vast bulk of atheists that I know would like to see the establishment clause actually followed. They may not be all that vocal about it but they at least vote that way.
Trying to get people with no business in my life to stop forcing themselves into my life is radical now?
What exactly is your definition of a free thinker? You’ve already said that subjecting ideas to experiment/observation and choosing the best supported idea (science) is not within your bounds of free thinking, yet acceptance of unsubstantiated ideas (faith) is.
Good night everybody. Remember to have a good breakfast tomorrow morning; it’s the most important meal of the day!
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