Yes, but what does “acting like an obnoxious fundamentalist” mean for an atheist?
Edit: Also, how is that rude? If you believe in God, he can’t die, and if you don’t, he can’t either. The phrase is, in itself, meaningless, a metaphor, which I still think is very apt to describe the state of orphanage after losing God as a perpetual father figure watching over you.
To dismiss someone’s opinion with a short resolute statement like that is always perceived as rude. When the opinion is of great importance for the person and the statement mentions death, even worse.
Yes, but what does “acting like an obnoxious fundamentalist” mean for an atheist?
Edit: Also, how is that rude? If you believe in God, he can’t die, and if you don’t, he can’t either. The phrase is, in itself, meaningless, a metaphor, which I still think is very apt to describe the state of orphanage after losing God as a perpetual father figure watching over you.
To dismiss someone’s opinion with a short resolute statement like that is always perceived as rude. When the opinion is of great importance for the person and the statement mentions death, even worse.