# Intolerant Athiests **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 11, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172 "2012-01-11T16:04:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/401 "2012-01-22T20:44:26Z")
> [@Meatros](#): > > I don’t think you mean it this way, but what you wrote could be construed to suggest that as long as atheists are apathetic and don’t discuss religion, then they are non assholes. This isn’t what you meant, is it? No - poor writing on my part. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/402 "2012-01-23T04:36:10Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > I’ll have to add these to my stamp-collector\* analogies > > Is there a new way to not collect stamps? How does one militantly not collect stamps? > > \*atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby. > Atheist are just mad at God; like non-stamp collectors are mad at stamps. > Etc., etc. It’s sad we (USians) live in a country where presidential candidates have to show us their stamp collections to get elected. (Love the analogy. It would be less necessary to make your point, if the common English term were “non-theist”, rather than the Greek-prefixed, less easily parsed “atheist”.) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/403 "2012-01-23T13:40:43Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > I’ll have to add these to my stamp-collector\* analogies > > Is there a new way to not collect stamps? How does one militantly not collect stamps? “The new line of stamps from Brazil? TOTALLY NOT GETTING THEM! :mad::mad::mad:” Nah, not militant enough. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/404 "2012-01-23T13:45:04Z")
As far as I can tell, these are the two ways to identify a militant atheist: When (as per previous example) a Christian says, “God loves you,” and an atheist responds with, “There is no god,” he is militant. … and … When in response to no one at all an atheist states, “There is no god,” he is militant. Ask any militant theist and they’ll agree with me. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/405 "2012-01-23T14:14:51Z")
And when an atheist complains about people trying to teach their particular creation myth as fact in a public school science class, well, that goes far far beyond militant. That’s pure Nazi. That’s super-Nazi. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/406 "2012-01-23T14:57:49Z")
Considering how the gods traditionally treat mortals they love, my reply to “God loves you” would be “Oh hell, anything but that!” Thankfully, I’m an atheist and only have to worry about what a random, uncaring universe has in store for me. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/407 "2012-01-23T17:35:35Z")
Apropos of nothing, my 10 year old son just told me last weekend that one of his friends spent the better part of last year snubbing him because of his atheism. Who are the intolerant ones again? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/408 "2012-01-26T18:19:39Z")
> [@Mrs.Cake](#): > > Considering how the gods traditionally treat mortals they love, my reply to “God loves you” would be “Oh hell, anything but that!” > > Thankfully, I’m an atheist and only have to worry about what a random, uncaring universe has in store for me. This reminds me how during a very bad time in my life, religious relatives (with the best intentions) would say something like “It’s part of God’s plan for you”. Even if I believed in God, how the _fuck_ is that any comfort? I’m to believe God planned this awful shit, and may have even more heinous shit in store for me, and this is supposed to help me feel better in some way? ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/409 "2012-01-26T18:23:46Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I’m to believe God planned this awful shit, and may have even more heinous shit in store for me, and this is supposed to help me feel better in some way? “Well, there’s nothing you could do, that evil monster that controls the universe wanted it. We’re too weak to fight him, just be glad he didn’t give you brain cancer.” ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/410 "2012-01-26T18:24:52Z")
…because he loves us. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/411 "2012-01-26T18:38:48Z")
We must consdier the possiblity that there is a God, but he doesn’t love you. In fact, he thinks you suck. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/412 "2012-01-26T19:52:51Z")
It’s even better if God doesn’t like you, but He can’t quite put his finger on why: “it’s not that you broke one of the 10 Commandments…, it’s just well, uhm. Look it’s not you it’s me, but I am not going to spend eternity with you hanging around.” ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/413 "2012-01-27T09:11:19Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > It’s even better if God doesn’t like you, but He can’t quite put his finger on why… This made me think of the Louise Lasser character breaking up with the Woody Allen character in _Bananas._ He: “Well, is it because you don’t love me?” She: “No.” He: “Oh, so you do you love me!” She: “No, no I don’t. But it’s not that.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/414 "2012-01-27T09:41:39Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > I’ll have to add these to my stamp-collector\* analogies You collect stamp-collection analogies. That’s not very metal, but very meta. I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172/415 "2012-01-27T16:44:35Z")
God loves you, you monster. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172.md?page=20)