Since some people seem to keep getting confused about this point...
Yes, I am intolerant of Dogma, because Dogma itself is intolerant of anything that isn't it.
No, that does not mean I run into Churches on Sunday and piss in the holy water while burning a Bible.
No, that does not mean I'm a flaming Atheist who thinks all Religious believers are inherently bad people. That would be Dogmatic.
Religion and Spirituality is a personal relationship with the illogical and unknown. My Religion and Spirituality are based around the idea that Faith should not be invoked to shield/hide from rationality and scientific discovery that makes people uncomfortable because it makes them critically think outside of Dogma.
You bet your ass I'm pretty goddamn intolerant of modes of thinking that impede intellectual progress, because that in turn impedes human evolution. As Bill Hicks said, "You know our evolution didn't stop with thumbs, right?"
But accusing me of being "mean" or "intolerant" toward people...
If someone wants talk about differences in opinion when it comes to theology, I am happy to engage them in philosophic, intellectual conversation and discourse without being a dick about it. That respect for differing viewpoints vanishes when the claim is made that an idea is wrong because God and the Bible. BECAUSE THAT IS DOGMATIC.
I fail to see why I should respect Dogmatic thought and those who actively try to impose it on the world. That doesn't mean I go out of my way to be actively hostile to random Christians... Unless they're being dicks to me first with their fucking Dogma.
I'm sure the folks around you appreciate your restraint. I'm agnostic myself, so find the world an amazing place given the influence religion has had on society. I’m unconvinced that religion was one of mankind's better inventions, indeed I'm pretty sure just the opposite is true. I'm finding myself less and less concerned about who's feathers I ruffle.
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