I would fain ask one of these bigotted Infidels, supposing all the great Points of Atheism … were laid together and formed into a kind of Creed, according to the Opinions of the most celebrated Atheists; I say, supposing such a Creed as this were formed, and imposed upon any one People in the World, whether it would not require an infinitely greater Measure of Faith, than any Set of Articles which they so violently oppose.
Joseph Addison
I get the goats of Atheists by telling them they are just another religion. They vehemently deny it, but I say that; “Religion is a belief system, and so is Atheism. Christians believe in a God but cannot prove He exists. Atheists believe there is no God, but also cannot prove He does not exist, So both Christianity and Atheism are belief systems. Ergo, they are both religions. In fact, Atheists closely resemble the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Muslims and the Moonies in that they will not simply let you believe what you like in peace but are always trying to… Read more »
Yeah, it is fun. I remember about twenty years ago I was at a family member’s party in Cambridge MA. And a radical feminist was propounding her theory that western civilization was inferior to eastern cultures because these other cultures were less patriarchal and harmful to women. So I tried to bring up the Indian custom of Sati where a widow immolates herself on her husband’s funeral pyre. She went ballistic and started swearing and became incoherent. It was great fun.
Reminds me of a public speaking class I had as an undergrad. The task was to convince the audience and the speaker was going on about how great a religion Islam is. He gave the example of the Hajib and said that it actually made women more equal because they couldn’t be judged by their looks.
During the Q&A I asked if the Hajib was so wonderful, then why didn’t the man of Islam wear it as well?
I was shushed by the teacher.
It’s remarkable. They feel completely free to disrespect traditional religion with whatever vile slanders they think up without any consequence. But mocking any of their sacred cows, meaning the pillars of their civil religion is immediately characterized as hate-speech or even assault which they follow up with censure and appeals to the authorities to take punitive action.