We are not hateful bigots (hell, experience, atheist, eternity)

[Nanda]

Originally Posted by lilithu

I just love these semantic arguments. The more annoyed you get, the more I'm inclined to use it.

Also, why? If you knew something was annoying someone, why would you deliberately keep doing it? That's not very nice.

[angellous_evangellous]

Dang I hate that I can't read OP's without clicking on the thread.

*My eyes....my eyes!!!!*

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by Nanda

Also, why? If you knew something was annoying someone, why would you deliberately keep doing it? That's not very nice.

The answer seems obvious to me: your being annoyed by it annoys me.

[MaddLlama]

Originally Posted by Nanda

Evangelical:
1 : of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels
2 : PROTESTANT
3 : emphasizing salvation by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ through personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and the importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual
4 a capitalized : of or relating to the Evangelical Church in Germany b often capitalized : of, adhering to, or marked by fundamentalism : FUNDAMENTALIST c often capitalized : LOW CHURCH
5 : marked by militant or crusading zeal : EVANGELISTIC <the evangelical ardor of the movement's leaders -- Amos Vogel>

While the word can be used in the manner you were using it, as you can see, it is overwhealmingly linked to Christianity. So much so, that I think using it to describe atheists or any sort, no matter how annoying they may be, is a bit oxymoronic.

However, that's part of the point. Because it illustrates that there is very little separation between the fundamentalist theists, and the fundamentalist atheists.

[Nanda]

Originally Posted by lilithu

The answer seems obvious to me: your being annoyed by it annoys me.

That doesn't make a lot of sense to me... If you were LDS, and preferred to be called LDS, and the term Mormon annoyed you, I wouldn't keep calling you a mormon; that's just basic respect. Your attitude is confusing and hurtful.

[Nanda]

Originally Posted by MaddLlama

However, that's part of the point. Because it illustrates that there is very little separation between the fundamentalist theists, and the fundamentalist atheists.

If you say so.

[Mr Spinkles]

Here's a pretty interesting YouTube video with basically the same premise as the OP....e.g., "atheists aren't all that bad". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdVucvo-kDU

[Sunstone]

I'm annoyed folks are annoying each other.