[Sir Dillon]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I'm going to have disagree.

Fair enough; but in the absence of proof of the existence of gods, devils, angels, etc...and the mere fact that that which has been declared in various religious texts (e.g. the Bible) have been conclusively disproven (e.g. age of the planet, its place in the universe, Natural Law, etc.) by science and repeatedly justified scientific theories (e.g. theory of evolution)...one cannot help but have to concede that there is more evidence substantiating the statements made within the atheist sign than that which has been proferred in the Bible and professed by numerous individuals without so much as a shred of evidence to substantiate it.

It's not JUST saying, "We don't believe in any god." It doesn't JUST say, "Religion is a myth." It says, "Religion is a myth that makes people worse." I may agree with that statement but it does take things a step beyond "general statement" to "pointedly anti-religious."

And?

Atheism and/or any statement made in contradiction to religion is by its very nature, anti-religious; and it certain does not make any such statements any less valid.

It's not "I'm a good person without religion." It's "You're a bad person with religion."

And personally, it's religion's focus on "you're a bad person" messages that I find most distasteful, so I don't particularly love the same being used to supposedly argue a a point against them.

That is a subjective interpretation of what was said.

Since no specific religion or person was identified (i.e. targeted) within the statement(s) made (hence its generality); any interpretation taking it personally is just that, taking it personally when clearly it was not written or intended as such.

Now, I fully support their right to make such a statement, but just because I agree they have a right to doesn't mean I have to agree that it's in good taste or shows good judgment in terms of how it will cause people to receive the athiest movement.

True...but then again that's where the difference between subjectivity and objectivity come into play; no?

S.D.