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In reply to the discussion: I am not religious. Can you please categorize Atheism into a "race"? [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)This is a very different perspective on this topic than I have seen up to now.
The only angry atheists I have encountered are here. Most of the ones I've met IRL are very mellow. However, the ones I meet IRL aren't terribly interested in theological/philosophical debates on the issue. Most of them are in the "Church of the Fluffy Pillow" club and that informs their Sunday (or Friday, or Saturday) decision-making process.
I think these SA people are going to grow and turn into a major like it or not, ersatz or what-have-you, "religion" and maybe in my lifetime. I think they've hit on a winning formula and if they stick to a sustainable business model they could very well be a huge game changer in the "faith(less) - based" game.