I have heard many people suggest that atheists should just leave believers alone and not challenge their views, usually stating that they're harmless.
My personal feeling is that I will be proud if I manage to change just one person from a believer to an atheist. I think it's our duty as keepers of the rational intellectual advancement of humanity that we spread the word of reason.
I think we need to be proactive: we need atheists to become teachers, to make sure kids don't get brainwashed. We need atheist leaders, to make sure society's key decisions are based on reason rather than bias. etc
Religion may not be evil in and of itself, but it requires people to give up the most precious thing that makes humans different (but not that different) from animals. Our ability for logical deduction and reason. By doing nothing, we allow this to be replaced with fantasy, which distracts us from the reality that we need to build for ourselves as a species.
What are your views?
2007-08-30
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