Smart3
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No its because youre trying to pass off false information as your opinion/accurate. I dont appreciate it.

A few were and still had 'hold ups' from relationships with families, particularly mothers (a common psychological manifestation of angst), though most of those people weren't so much much anti-theist as they were 'angry at God' (a big different in my opinion). Most are simply people who (I assume) grew up with the internet or adapted to it quickly and really just love to see people get angry. Their tactics have no philosophy behind them, and remind me entirety of trolls getting in a cheap shot wherever they can, even if it makes little sense in context, is factually incorrect, or is said when it should have been kept to themselves.

I'm not accusing you of ignorance, but the mass majority of anti-theists that I have worked with- and this is going to have to be anecdotal since I've never even heard of any statistics on the matter- are simply ignorant, militant, puffed up fiends, and are similar to many of the trolls you see on the internet. Same goes for people who are anti-atheist (and I've met a large number of those kinds of people too). Many are either consciously or subconsciously looking for reactions.

As an objectivist you are different from most, and though I disagree with Ayn Rand (and therefor you) in most things (and I believe she was a terrible writer) I do see where you are coming from.

That was longer than I expected it to be, heh.

In the US it might be true (though arguably not- many people taking those kind of survey believe 'not affiliated with any religion' means non-denomination. To prove my point looking into a more in-depth survey on the topic a few years ago revealed that 20% of those claiming to be non-religious believed Jesus Christ was coming back in the next 20 years), but the details for around the world (particularly in the former Soviet Union, which has experienced a major religious revival since the collapse of communism) and China (who's former religious expert estimated might have as many as 140 million Christians- a number I personally doubt) are certainly losing atheists. That is inarguable. European atheists are also dying, or getting old, fairly quickly, while those reproducing tend to be religious (and not just Muslim, though obviously they make up a percentage of that group).

I doubt it- atheism is shrinking in Europe and across the globe (primarily due the collapse of communistic theology, but also due to population trends- the religious tend to have more children than the non-religious, and the children of the religious are themselves more likely to be religious).

I would also hold Hinduism- with its basic and fundamental support of the caste system- to be far worse than any religion you mentioned. I tend to find anti-theists to be historically, theologically, and sociologically ignorant, which makes them irritating to deal with.

I wasn't talking physical bravery. I'm sure such a stated sentiment would make people less... accepting of whatever else you might have to say.

That being said, I freely admit I am not supportive of anti-theism, my family history coming from governments largely promoting atheistic beliefs and persecuting those with religious belief.