You can, I can. But no, obviously we all cant.
I am an atheist who sees value in Christianity, and value in myth. But my position is that I dont want to shut down those who think differently than I do. I dont want to shut out the message of those Christian churches that see it as their mission (literally) to eradicate atheism. And I dont want to shut out those atheists who believe that humanity would be better off without religion.
(Actually I dont agree that there is merit to all facets of human understanding. I think there is merit to many widely divergent facets of human understanding, but not all. To say that all facets of human understanding have merit is an absurd and extremely dangerous idea. Some facets of human understanding must be disparaged. )
You think it would be better to promote a more reasonable, less absolute position. Great, lets get that voice out there as well. That is in addition to, not instead of.
I guess I just like the adversarial process of debate. Lets have the evangelical Christian make their case, give it their best shot. And give the evangelical atheists the same chance. How can you say the absolutist position isnt the correct one unless you have allowed them to make their case? I am not afraid of their either of their arguments, not within a free marketplace of ideas.
Btw, you didnt give me your opinion on the three pictures in my last post. I would really appreciate hearing what you think of them. Those three were chosen for specific reasons.