I’ve been a Freeper for a long time. I’m also an atheist. It’s just not worth arguing about this. I respect the mission of this site. It’s just a fact that the vast majority of posters are believing Christians. I’ve giving up complaining about the Catholic v Protestant threads even though I think it’s a blemish on the site. So be it. You can be pro-gun, pro-life, anti-big government, anti-open borders, pro-business, pro-flat tax...etc, and still not believe in a supreme being. I’m sure I’ll get some responses soon saying some version of “no you can’t!!!”
I guess my point is...just let it go. I know it can be entertaining ( for both sides), but nobody’s changing any minds in the long run. Let’s all just agree to hate Muslims and get on with lowering taxes. Peace.
But I do sometimes get irritated with the attitude that if I answer, I'm picking a fight, and if I don't answer, I'm running from a fight. The real attitude, of course, is that atheists should be silent, which is just exactly the same attitude liberals have about conservatives. And most of the time I am silent about it. And I try to avoid the religious threads. But every once in a while, I get drawn in because... the one thing I'm not so sure of is that the "vast majority of posters are believing Christians."
I learned about Ayn Rand here on Free Republic. I know that are a LOT of atheists, we just keep our mouths shut because we are the ones who have to have the better manners. And sometimes, every once in a while, I just don't feel like it. But in the end, you are right, there is no point in talking to these people. It's just that when we try to talk to each other, they push in. It's like they can't even stand for us to talk to EACH OTHER, for pete's sake. I mean, what is that. Besides rude.