Re: [FairfieldLife] Photo series shows how we see people in our minds vs. how they really are

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Following up, one of the most fascinating things I see on this forum is the way 
that a number of people react to the word "Atheist." It should be pretty clear 
at this point that jr_esq, Steve, and Nabby in particular have a *strong* 
aversion both to the word and to the ideas they have in their minds of what an 
"Atheist" is. From my point of view, it's as if when they hear (or read) the 
word, the thinking part of their minds turns off completely, and all they can 
do is react -- emotionally, angrily, and without making much sense -- to the 
internal image of "Atheists" they carry around inside their heads. 

Fascinating for you maybe. For me I don't separate the world into God believers 
and non God believers - that would be far too tiresome and closed-minded. And I 
certainly don't spend time worrying about who believes what when it comes to 
religion or gods or the Easter Bunny for that matter. One day, bawee, you might 
try giving yourself a break and just letting it go; stop worrying about 
changing or even critiquing upon what others believe or don't believe. You get 
yourself so het up about it I am surprised you havent' had a stroke (or maybe 
you have). Now you speak below about others trying to convert people to believe 
in God. Isn't your point of this little post to try and convert the believers 
into non-believers or at least to denigrate their beliefs? Of course it is, you 
silly man. The little poster below featuring the babies as atheists was funny 
though.
 
The most interesting part of this Atheist Hatred is that those who suffer from 
it seem to think that every time an atheist speaks, they're trying to "convert" 
those who believe in God. I've rarely ever seen this, on any forum, and don't 
think it happens very often *except* in the minds of believers. So with this in 
mind, and inspired by Joel's photos, here are a few alternative images of 
Atheists to balance the ones they seem unable to get rid of: