29th January 2011
“We keep seeing believers who insist that others 'respect' their beliefs by not disagreeing and not being sufficiently obsequious, but atheists have no obligation to remain silent while believers are free to dominate the conversation.”
January 29th, 2011 at 9:05
Religious belief is no different from any other opinion in the marketplace of ideas. Just as I might disagree with, criticise and even ridicule your politics I should be at liberty to do the same with your religion.
January 29th, 2011 at 10:06
To me, it seems perverse to respect any ideology that doesn’t require – and indeed often denies- evidence. I guess that’s the scientist in me.
January 30th, 2011 at 0:53
Sounds painful 🙂