I recently encountered a bigot who referred to atheism as my "particular religious belief".

[beam me up scottie]

Is it worthwhile to engage someone like this or it ultimately futile? On one hand if others are paying attention it might be beneficial to try to discuss this subject but on the other I'm so damned tired of trying to reason with bigots.

How do you handle it when someone deliberately misrepresents atheism just to piss you off?








*Standard disclaimer: This is posted in the Atheists and Agnostics group, a safe haven where we can discuss religion and its effects on society and criticize fundamentalists who are not part of our coalition. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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	Ignore them
	0 (0%)
	Explain why it's intolerant to lie about people who don't share their beliefs
	1 (11%)
	Ask them to explain how a lack of religious belief is a belief
	7 (78%)
	Laugh at their pathetic attempt to get under your skin
	0 (0%)
	Tell them to go (use your imagination)
	0 (0%)
	I like pie
	0 (0%)
	Other (explain)
	1 (11%)
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