I live in Tennessee, USA. I'm an Atheist. I'm unabashedly girl-crazy; Unashamedly me.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
I do fear for a future dominated by unverifiable dogmatic beliefs. That is one of the reasons I do this. I think the best way to combat irrational thinking is with rational thought. the important thing is to not be overbearing about your skepticism. Don’t verbally ambush a believer with downloads of critical thought. Rather approach each idea or situation by itself. Question one thing at a time along with a believer and let them see the critical process as it unfolds. Relate it to other claims the believer themselves don’t hold true. Bigfoot, Elvis, alien abduction. But most importantly, show them how you CAN be a moral, ethical, good person without a belief in their god figure.
I have read some C.S. Lewis and I find many of his arguments, as well as many others, are very emotion-based. Emotions are powerful, but don’t dictate reality and in many cases, serve to distort it.