There is a valid argument, from the theist's position, that my actions are illogical. It is said that if I really didn't believe in God, then I wouldn't spend so much time trying to argue against him. The analogy is made to the story of Don Quixote, or in other words: Why am I swinging my sword at things I believe to be magical and non-existent?
That's a good point. I do not argue for atheism, as one might expect. But I do not, necessarily, argue against theism. Rather, I argue against religion, focusing my efforts on the major monotheistic religions. I focus very much on Christianity, because I know more about it than all other religions and its ripples in society affect me the most. I see no reason to argue against Greco-Roman Mythology, because it is not widespread and my money does not say "In Zeus We Trust".
A simple check of the Yahoo! Religion section shows Christian sites outnumbering atheist sites almost four hundred to one. This is not characteristic of the actual (people) ratio in North America (150:1) or the world (8.75:1). Fundamentalist Christianity is quite over-represented, as moderates do not espouse their views so vigorously.
I argue against Christianity, Islam, and Judaism because they all come from Jewish religious traditions. My arguments about Christianity can be applied, for the most part, to the other two. Topics such as Free Will, Evil, and the Fallacy of Prayer can be applied, with minor name changes, to all three. Even Christian Creationism has its Islamic counterpart, but because that group isn't trying to indoctrinate children in the United States, I pay it no mind.
Here is a quote from The atheist and his atheism, on the jesus-is-lord.com web site:
Most atheists have what I call the Don Quixote Syndrome. Let me explain. Cervantes wrote a book about Don Quixote a long time ago. Don Quixote would attack windmills as if they were his enemies. Of course a windmill is nobody's enemy. If what the atheist believes is REALLY his belief, then he would leave people like me alone. After all, if God did not exist, He and His followers would be no enemy to the atheist. We'd just be deluded people. Therefore IF the atheist REALLY believes there is no God and the fool attacks a Christian, then he has the Don Quixote Syndrome because the Christian is not his enemy. Nevertheless, God is real and THAT is why atheists have all these organizations and debates to "prove" that God does not exist. Atheist reader, if you would just be true to what you purport to believe, then you wouldn't have the Don Quixote Syndrome.First of all, I don't "attack" Christians; I criticize the belief system. I consider it foolish and harmful, and I feel it is my obligation to my fellow man to help him make informed decisions. I openly admit a certain degree of animosity towards the hard-core Fundamentalist sects and members, but I do understand that most of these people have known nothing else.