Reply #15: As an atheist, I disagree. [View All]

Critical thinking is what kills religions, not atheists. And religion of any kind falls apart under the simplest critical analysis. I'd much rather someone become an atheist after some thinking and research rather than simply be a trendy or rebellious atheist.

Atheists as a group aren't threatening to fundies. They can serve as a scapegoat "other" for whatever is the issue of the moment. However what is threatening is the fact that more and more people are leaving their faith or eschewing it altogether. Science is explaining in a mundane way what was once considered a miracle from god. And not only are people leaving religion, they're also openly advocating leaving religion. That you can be good without religion. And to pour salt on the wound, they expose the fallacies of religious beliefs often using the holy texts themselves.

The reason why fundies aren't that concerned with other religions is that they figure it will be easier to convert them to theirs. Of course when it comes down to it, they hate adherents of other faiths with the same passion as atheists. Google Islam on any right-wing site.