Let me say a couple of things in this case:
1. Extremism in any form is generally a bad thing. The religious people out there who think that it is their mission to convert the world are as bad as those people who make it their mission to destroy the religion of others.
2. Another problem in most cases is that it is impossible to have a frank discussion of ideas on religion with people. Most people simply believe in the religion or lack thereof that they were brought up with. A vast majority of these people have never gone out exploring things on their own, due to whatever fear they may have and thus have never been able to form an original idea of their own belief system. I think that the thing that people fear most is the fact that they may be wrong. Most people are so scared of even a hint of that possibility that they will not even address an argument about it. Combine this with the fact that they have nothing to back it up with and you get complete shutdown when simply trying to talk to another person.
3. Because of #2, it has become a complete taboo to speak about religion. Because people go completely into shutdown or get offended so quickly that it generally isn't worth the time or effort to try, which is sad, as any honest exchange of ideas is a good thing. Such exchanges are becoming rarer and rarer, as people have an incorrect belief that in America, they have the right to not be offended by anyone. To all of you out there that believe that, you can go fuck yourself (How's THAT for not being offended).
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Originally Posted by SniperJoe
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