Reply #9: Was there a clearance sale at Strawman City or what? [View All]

I thought struggle4progress brilliantly summarized the weaknesses of the "New Atheist" books in his short post. Your response is just a bunch of strawman characterizations of his church. There is nothing in his post to justify your "challenging questions."

I've met all kinds of atheists; the last self-identified atheist I met was a third-generation atheist and had a daughter in college who was 4th generation. This guy didn't feel the need to either defend his right to be an atheist or attack anyone who wasn't. The "New Atheists" — the militant and vocal apostles of Dawkins and Harris — are typified by a desperate need for validation.

This OP is reminiscent of an "ex" asking a mutual friend, "Does he says anything about me?" So far, I've seen that attempts to establish a dialog between believers and these "New Atheists" usually ends up with the New Atheists stomping off saying, "Oh yeah? Well I broke up with you!"