Atheism and co-existing in a theist world. Its tough. At every turn religion is in your face. Its annoying to say the least. Hospitals, school, charities, clinics, clubs, work, marriage, death, etc the list goes on. I see a lot of atheists that say they are entirely against it to the extreme. But realistically, no matter how we feel we have to co exist. You hurt? Hospital. Kids? School. I personally have had to turn to charities in desperate times that guess what! Were ALL religion affiliated. Every time it irritated me. But what you gonna do when you can't buy food or daipers or pay the electric? Starve? I would rather deal with it than let my child go huangry. So no matter how we feel I'm betting even the most stubborn atheist has participated in something religious. Why can't we all just get along? Why can't we all ignore each other?have respect? Why do we have to act like jerks. The religious push us with their fairytales n we get mad, but we push back just as bad, how will we ever stop?who draws the line? This is how wars start. I know I'll likely get a lot of slack for my "religious tolerance" and crap. I'm a peaceful person n am just tired of all the hate I see. Guess I needed a rant. Just tired of all the hate.
I happen to agree with you that hate and vitriol arent going to get us anywhere. And i personally try to remind myself that not all religious people are responsible for the ills of their religion itself. Sometimes it helps, many times it doesn't because it seems like they are the ones who refuse to coexist but they really have been brainwashed.