I've had an objection, from regular commenter Diana, to the effect that she found my previous post personally offensive. In fact, Diana raises several points, possibly more than she means to, and I'm having trouble replying to them all in one post. So, rubbing my few active brain-cells together in the hope that inspiration would be generated, I came up with a cunning plan. Don't try to address them all in one post. It's a startlingly new approach, I know, but I'm hoping it'll catch on.
Anyways, this one's on the subject of trying to write anti-religion posts which won't be found offensive.
And, quite simply, you can't. There are people out there, and I kid ye not, who will find offensive the plain statement, basic to any essay on the atheistic world-view, that "I do not believe in a god." And boy, will they let you know it, too, in no uncertain, let alone polite or considered, terms. In order to never cause offence to anyone religious, I would have to literally shut up and say nothing. Let's just say that's not an option…
