Discussion History Film / Interstellar

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on with them, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. It\'s not a religion, and there is no obligation to convert people.

People can find any excuse to be intolerant of differing beliefs, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that a group of fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Otherwise, the take-home message would just be that *fanatics* are bad.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent. I didn\'t think the devs were promoting or bashing real life religious beliefs then, and I certainly don\'t think they are now.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on with them, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. It\'s not a religion, and there is no obligation to convert people.

People can find any excuse to be intolerant of differing beliefs, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that a group of fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Otherwise, the take-home message would just be that *fanatics* are bad.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent. I didn\'t think the devs were expressing their thoughts on real life religious groups then, and I certainly don\'t think they are now.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on with them, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. It\'s not a religion, and there is no obligation to convert people.

People can find any excuse to be intolerant of differing beliefs, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that a group of fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Otherwise, I would be more focused on the \"fanatic\" part than the \"atheist\" part.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent. I didn\'t think the devs were expressing their thoughts on real life religious groups then, and I certainly don\'t think they are now.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on with them, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. It\'s not a religion, and there is no obligation to convert people.

People can find any excuse to be intolerant of differing beliefs, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that a group of fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent. I didn\'t think the devs were expressing their thoughts on real life religious groups then, and I certainly don\'t think they are now.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on with them, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. It\'s not a religion. There is no obligation to convert people.

People can find any excuse to be intolerant of differing beliefs, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that a group of fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent. I didn\'t think the devs were expressing their thoughts on real life religious groups then, and I certainly don\'t think they are now.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on with them, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. It\'s not a religion.

People can find any excuse to be intolerant of differing beliefs, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that a group of fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent. I didn\'t think the devs were expressing their thoughts on real life religious groups then, and I certainly don\'t think they are now.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on with them, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. It\'s not a religion.

People can find any excuse to be intolerant of differing beliefs, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that a group of fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent. I didn\'t think the devs were expressing their thoughts on real life religion then, and I certainly don\'t think they are now.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on with them, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. It\'s not a religion.

People can find any excuse to be intolerant of differing beliefs, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that a group of fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on with them, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. It\'s not a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that a group of fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. It\'s not a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that a group of fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that a group of fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked the same rhetorical question. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the response you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people how to act. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people to act a certain way. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of belief in a god or gods. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people to act a certain way. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or god or belief system telling people to act a certain way. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume ill intent.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. You don\'t get to treat it like a religion.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended by the Chantry\'s prominence in the story, or the relative lack of sympathetic characters that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. It is not an organized belief system the way religions are. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the people reading this page were going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition), or that there were very few major characters (especially good-aligned characters) that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. It is not an organized belief system the way religions are. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the community was going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition), or that there were very few major characters (especially good-aligned characters) that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. It is not an organized belief system the way religions are. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

And if the rest of the community was going to give you the answer you\'re fishing for, it probably would\'ve happened the last three or four times you asked. You\'re beating a dead horse.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition), or that there were very few major characters (especially good-aligned characters) that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. It is not an organized belief system the way religions are. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition), or that there were very few major characters (especially good-aligned characters) that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. It is not an organized belief system the way religions are. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition), or that there were very few major characters (especially good-aligned characters) that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. It is not an organized belief system the way religions are. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by the portrayal of characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition), or that there were very few major characters (especially good-aligned characters) that were explicitly atheistic. That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. It is not an organized belief system the way religions are. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition). That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god telling people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. It is not an organized belief system the way religions are. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition). That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god to compel people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. It is not an organized belief system the way religions are. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition). That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god to compel people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism. It is not an organized belief system the way religions are. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition). That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god to compel people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition). That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist bible or atheist god to compel people to act a certain way. Atheism does not cause dogmatism, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. Nobody\'s denying that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition). That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause dogmatism, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting (the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition). That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause dogmatism, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that fictional anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting- the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition. That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause dogmatism, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting- the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition. That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus. Nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting- the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition. That\'s because I do not automatically assume the worst. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting- the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition), because I do not automatically assume the worst. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on anyone who\'s *not* a fanatic.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting- the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition), because I do not automatically assume the worst. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on the non-fanatical version of the belief.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting- the Qunari were ScaryDogmaticAliens, and the Dalish belief system got completely dismantled in Inquisition), because I do not automatically assume the worst. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on the non-fanatical version of the belief.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting- you want ScaryDogmaticAliens, look at the qunari), because I do not automatically assume the worst. Sometimes a fanatic is just a fanatic, and that\'s not meant to reflect on the non-fanatical version of the belief.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. That\'s literally it. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting- you want ScaryDogmaticAliens, look at the qunari), because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists.

See, when I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting- you want ScaryDogmaticAliens, look at the qunari), because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not*, in fact, want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take very strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to say anything about real, normal atheists.

When I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting), because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not* want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to reflect on all atheists. When I mentioned Dragon Age, my point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that the Chantry got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting), because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and atheism is not an organized belief system. The Useful Notes page on atheism explains the difference (including the fact that most most atheists do *not* want to stamp out all religion); I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to reflect on all atheists. My point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that it got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting), because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and atheism is not an organized belief system, so you can\'t just swap in one for the other in this context. The Useful Notes page explains the difference; I, frankly, do not have the patience.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to reflect on all atheists. My point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that it got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting), because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, and most atheists simply want to be left alone.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to reflect on all atheists. My point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that it got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting), because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, most atheists simply want to be left alone, and most of the things you\'ve been calling attempts to \"stamp out religion\" are just attempts to counteract a preexisting bias.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to reflect on all atheists. My point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus (nor was I offended that it got preferential treatment compared to other religions in the setting), because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, most atheists simply want to be left alone, and most of the things you\'ve been calling attempts to \"stamp out religion\" are just attempts to counteract a preexisting bias.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to reflect on all atheists. My point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus, because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things, most atheists simply want to be left alone, and most attempts to \"stamp out religion\", as you\'ve been calling it, are just attempts to counteract a preexisting bias.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to reflect on all atheists. My point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus, because I do not automatically assume the worst.

But atheism is a *lack* of religion. If people are being \"fundamentalists\" about it, there\'s something else going on, because there\'s no atheist doctrine to compel people to do certain things, and there\'s no atheist god to invoke. Atheism does not cause those things.

People can be fanatics over literally any idea, and jerks can be members of any religion or no religion at all. I would be crazy to deny that. It would take strong proof for me to assume that anti-religious fanatics were meant to reflect on all atheists. My point was that I was *not* offended by characters like Avernus, because I do not automatically assume the worst.