"He made it quite clear. Anyine who reads the post without emotional baggage would have understood him easily."

"Your baggage is getting in the way of understanding what Zach meant. His unfit comment refers to the idea that they are biologically unfit because they are not passing on their genes...something that may be registered at the subconscious level. He…"

"Teens = children. My grandmother married at 14 to my 19 year old grandfather (both deceased) 100 years ago. They were married 55+ years.By today's standards she would be a child and he would be a pedophile. Got to take this "children"…"

""...to Atheism..."? Shouldn't this state, "...for atheists..."? Temple or no, ritual an be a valuable asset to people's lives. Even as an atheist I would love to spend a year at a Buddhist or Shinto temple."

"I sit quietly, so as not to be rude, and use the time to study the logistics of getting the best food on the table."

"Good job being honest, straightforward and thoughtful. I have read a few other comments here and it really shocks me that so many folks make such a production of "coming out". It made me realize how some families/people are so very…"

"I guess we could really look at this in perspective. We have had, what, 3 major extinctions in the Earth's history? Life finds a way to continue on. Even the amount of toxins we have poured out into the environment are nothing compared to what…"

"Someone needs to take ole Rush out to spend a few days floating in the oil and dispersant tainted water before he opens his trap yet again."

"At this point in my life I have simply taken up the advice my grandfather gave me, "Don't discuss religion." Simplistic? Yes, but that advice has made my life much less stressful. I only take religion to task when it directly…"

"It is belief. Not belief in an intelligent deity that controls the universe. But a belief that we all play a role in "creation", not necessarily a predestined or ordained role by any means, but a role nonetheless. I chose the terms…"

"My understanding of the definition of an atheist is a person who does not believe in a god or gods. . Your comment that I am somehow "pretending to be an atheist" is humorous, indeed. It sounds very similar to the elitist nonsense that…"

"Those questions are extremely valid and are not a cop out. From a purely scientific viewpoint those questions still provide much understanding of our place in the universe. How the universe came into being (single big bank, M-theory, parallel…"

"I would think that all atheist are truly agnostic because, as you said being agnostic has to do with knowledge....and none of us KNOW for a 100% fact that God exists or not. It is not scientifically verifiable, measurable or confirmable. If an…"

"Agreed. I have a dear friend who was "born-again" about three years ago and we almost destroyed our friendship a few months back after getting into a week-long, heated discussion regarding what he believes about the creation of the…"

"Most folks would use the term spiritual to describe what you call "self awareness among other things". Are you sure you are choosing not to use the term spirituality because it does't sit well with you as an atheist? I am an atheist,…"