Quote Originally Posted by delusionsofNORMALity
the intelligent atheist doesn't whine about the follies of the religious. he doesn't demand his views be set along side those of the faithful or claim discrimination when religious symbols are waved in his face at every turn. the intelligent atheist is content in the knowledge that he is adult enough to have outgrown the need for some supernatural father figure, ethical enough to live a moral life without the threat of damnation or some other punishment hanging over his head and rational enough to put aside such fairy tales. the intelligent atheist has no need of recognition and no desire for recompense.
I agree whole-heartedly with this. But, as we can see, most atheists arent intelligent...

Quote Originally Posted by luciddreamer
Intelligence is subjective.
I think it is intelligent to change people from believing in religion. Because religion has fucked up a lot of things in this world. Not gonna bother stating how many wars religion has caused. You should know by now.
And opinions regarding the existence or not of anything that cant be objectively proven also are subjective. So, all this opinions are nothing more than just opinions, no matter how good they seem to the ones who has them.

Quote Originally Posted by delusionsofNORMALity
religion has never caused a war, though it has been the excuse for many of the bloodiest episodes in man's history. the ethical failings of men's struggles for power are at the heart of all our warfare and to blame the quaint and relatively harmless mythologies that surround the deepest fears of men seems a bit disingenuous.
Again, i agree whole-heartedly.