I ask that the other side remember that not every religious statement is horrible a-priori and the many of the teachings that would also be wiped away if you got rid of the whole enterprise, are things you might actually also admire - things like: social justice, duty to those in need, kindness and compassion for those around you, love of culture and continuity, self sacrifice, refraining from instant gratification in the face of larger goals.

This presumes that, as an atheist, I want to get rid of the whole enterprise. I don’t care whether you and all the other religious folk continue your practice. It also assumes that “social justice, duty to those in need, kindness and compassion for those around you, love of culture and continuity, self sacrifice, refraining from instant gratification in the face of larger goals” can’t exist outside of the religious enterprises. Not true.

I don’t mind anyone saying my belief that there is no god is a “belief”, but I think it’s incorrect to say that “faith” is part of it. There may be a god, there may not. I don’t even have faith that I’ll find out after I die.

Just my 2 drachma.