militant_atheism_has_become_a_religion

My God, some of you are thicker than arctic molasses.

I posted the linked article for discussion in the dim past when some thought that a reasonable discussion about religion or the lack thereof was possible on this forum.

Note that the title is different from the URL I used the URL phrase in the thread title because it was the easiest thing to cut and paste. If you have a problem with the sentence "Militant atheism has become a religion" take it up with Salon.com Internet technology department.

The link was to a short article excerpted from "The Bonobo and the Atheist" and amusing collection of musings from one of Stringsinger's
favorite atheists (according to Stringsinger in the thread without the "p") who speculated that certain "thinkers" described as "militant atheists" often display the same traits ascribed to the religious zealots they decry.

I made the observation that there were people like that on the Mudcat whereupon they showed up on the thread, self identified and proceeded to prove my hypothesis beyond all limits of my imagination. I hope it is not bragging to say that my imagination can reach some wild heights but I never expected to have another link to the self same article being put forth to disprove the original title of certain folks starting a religion and continue the joke for weeks to show that they were anti-religious.

So now we have the usual suspects (2 of 3 anyway) trying to rekindle the discussion for unfathomable reasons. My wild imagination is telling me that my thoughts and words as expressed on this thread and the original will be mischaracterized in the most hyperbolic ways. With or without my participation.

I am afraid it will mostly have to be without this time. But I have included this post so that anyone who is curious can read what got so many panties wadded into a bunch.