[T]he fanatical atheists...are like slaves who are still feeling the weight of their chains which they have thrown off after hard struggle. They are creatures who—in their grudge against the traditional 'opium of the people'—cannot bear the music of the spheres.It's true - I have and am feeling the weight of the chains. Coming out of the fog that is religion, I tend to rail against the more damaging aspects of thought that religion thrives on, such as the illusion of "evil" and moral dualism, which gives rise to the very idea that corrupts and destroys compassion the most - the "us vs. them" fallacy.
During these dialogues, its so easy to be lured back into an "Is there a god?" argument, that just doesn't matter or forward anything really. Frankly, it's very rare that anyone will ever change another's mind on this subject and if they have it's merely through some form of threat. And ultimately, it just doesn't matter if there is a god, particularly when those that believe use it to disenfranchise others.
If everyone suddenly agreed that either there is a god or isn't a god, not much would really change. But if everyone suddenly realized that there is no them - only us, everything would change. (Well, not everything, but one has to use absolutes for dramatic effect!)
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