re: #112 BigPapa

Fair enough about Marx, that’s not the point.
The point is that you seem to hold people that believe in God as flawed, or that they aren’t being based in reality. Am I mistaken?

No to the first question, yes to the second. Actually, depending on how you’re defining “based in reality”. it might be a “no” for the second question too, but I’m going to assume that you’re only referring to their religious beliefs.

If so, I take issue with that even though I’m an atheist.

How wonderful for you. That’s the great thing about atheism - we don’t have any tenets, or anyone to tell us what to beleive, so we can disagree with each other on pretty much anything and everything.

They believe and have faith in God, and I respect that without thinking they are mistaken or not basing themselves in reality.

Cool. What do you think of the Raelians? The Scientologists? Do you afford them the same level of respect and understanding?re: #115 Lynn B.

Uh … no. I’m not saying that at all.

You confuse your obviously skeptical and utilitarian interpretation of why these people believe what they believe with what they do believe.