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Dan J tossed this in my comments since it sounds a lot like Jonny-Boy and his atheist apologist friends over at the RD forums.  I have to say that joining the RD forums and actually participating in threads is the single-most best thing I’ve done as an atheist, yet.  It’s made me realize where the lines are drawn in the whole debate about whether or not atheists should be loudmouthed or quiet.  Right now, I’m throwing my lot in with the loudmouths.  Especially when I start reading trash like this… 

With religion, I think atheists have the same dissonance going on. If they really think the world would be better off without religion, they shouldn’t hate religion and call believers fools. Any successful new belief system must appreciate the beauty of what it’s replacing and strive for backwards-compatibility. If Matthew 1:1-16 hadn’t explained how Jesus’ lineage fulfills the prophecy in Isaiah 1:1-5, it wouldn’t have gotten where it is today.

via Big Tent Atheism - Boing Boing .

Personally, I think Boing Boing is an utter piece of steaming shit.  It’s the kind of place that people should go to learn what NOT to blog about.  It’s the Paris Hilton of blogs.  It doesn’t do anything well, isn’t terribly attractive, says a lot of really stupid shit and still manages to dry hump everything out there.  This is another example of why I can’t stand the place or anything like it. 

This doesn’t even make sense. 

I think closeted atheists who participate in other religious activities are the future of atheism. They know that prayer feels good without a needing brain scientist to tell them, and they know you don’t need God to want to feed the hungry, heal the sick, and provide homes for the orphaned. What if they simply stopped reciting the words that they didn’t agree with during religious services, without calling attention to it? In many places I don’t think they would be kicked out or turned upon and beaten just for that.

Let me fix that for you… 

I think closeted homosexuals who participate in heterosexual activities are the future of gayness.  They know that heterosexual sex feels good without needing a brain scientist to tell them, and they know you don’t need heterosexuality to have a family, raise kids and be a good parent.  What if they simply married heterosexuals and just quietly didn’t recite ‘I do’ during the wedding vows without calling attention to it?  In many places I don’t think they would be kicked out or turned upon and beaten just for that. 

See what I did there? 

That’s just stupid.  Deny what you aren’t so that you can fit in with the masses, atheists.  Apparently, that’s the only way atheism is going to do anything.