Are You Religious?

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I self-identify as an atheist. I'd never tell you that in person unless you asked, or if it's relevant to the discussion. It's not so much an unwillingness to discuss the matter as it is simply my personality.

I personally classify myself as Atheist, as I am a non-believer. But I also strongly believe that a lot of Atheists are extremist and have given the "group" a bad reputation.

My sister recently showed me this: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/02/at...ody-else/. I don't like the title, though: it's like saying, "Congratulations, black people, your race is not inferior."

My belief is that religion has done more good than it has done bad for the world, as it has taught many people throughout history moral principles to live by.

I disagree. Most moral principles taught by religion actually predate religion (some of which can be found in other animals); the rest i generally find repulsive. I do believe religion did serve some purpose near the infancy of civilization, but that purpose is now obsolete.

I agree with the rest of what you wrote, though. Just because i don't like another person's beliefs doesn't mean i should pester that person with mine until (s)he converts (not to mention how hypocritical that would be).

And while we're bumping old discussions:

cience evolves, religious dogma (for the most part) does not.

Actually, religions do evolve, and it's fairly significant, to say the least. Most adherents either don't know or just don't want to admit it.