Quote Originally Posted by NeoSioType View Post
Of course anybody becomes insecure when you tell them what they believe is not true, it threatens Theist and Atheist alike. The proof of this is in countless arguements between both of the sides. I realize speculation on these boards is one thing, but as for persuasion on bus signs...

Can someone clarify with me why Atheists and Theist do such things as argue? What objective do we hope to accomplish, even on small message boards? Aren't we all insecure about the things we believe in?

Of course you could say the Atheist wishes to "straighten" the world out with all the Islamic terrorism in God's name. But why do it here in the U.S.? Or Britain? Or is it just simply to "educate" others about what is ridiculous to believe in?

On the Theist side, a great deal of belief in God is influenced by the existence of a place of punishment, Hell. Like Atheists the Theist also wishes to straighten out the opposing party, possibly for that party's well being, or the confirmation of their own beliefs.
Why do it in the U.S.? Because its a huge problem in the U.S.

We've got loonies who think the earth is 6000 years old and they try to push this crap into public schools as actual fact! Then they also say "evolution is false! Give ID equal time!" and try to put that in schools too.

Also because we've got people banning human rights and trying to stop stem-cell research, which just ends up in more people dying.

It's such a big problem because we have people deliberately attempting to make the U.S. fall even further behind in science, actively promoting the removal of basic human rights, and restricting research that could save the lives of millions.