Let me begin by saying that the person who asked me this is one of the sweetest, nicest people I've met.
"Well, this one is Atheism: a Reader," I say.
"You're an atheist?"
"Yep."
"Oh no, but you're such a nice person," almost disparagingly.
"...atheists can't be nice people?"
That was the end of the conversation, by which we moved on to discuss the weather.
What does this say to how misunderstood atheism is? I also wonder how and where she comes by information to suggest that atheists are bad people to begin with.
When a set of people are vilified and demonized; it's no wonder they get outraged and angry.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
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