I'm sorry that you found what you think are "negative words" here. So far as I'm concerned, the only negative words have been from angry theists (see below). Atheists like myself aren’t against anyone or anti- anyone -- we're just interested in the truth.

If God exists and truly loves me, then I'm sure he won't be angry that I'm using the mind He gave me to the best of my ability and still find arguments for his existence unconvincing. And if there is a loving God, He certainly can't be angered by my unwillingness to believe in something without sufficient evidence.

I plead partially guilty on the charge of "drawing people here through deceit and lies" -- but I assume that most people can take the joke of this site's main premise for what it is. On the other hand, I have nothing against people who disagree with my philosophy and am more than happy to post your e-mail.

As for what you mean when you press the "submit" button -- I believe the Web site you are looking for is IAmATheist.com.

First of all, IAmAnAtheist.com does not have any "arguments for atheism," as you put it. It does have light-hearted counter arguments to some theistic arguments, but this is not the same thing as an argument for atheism. There is no need to prove that something does not exist -- the people who believe that something does exist are the ones that need to do the proving.

Your argument for the existence of God based on standards for good and evil is both old and -- in my opinion -- weak. Why can't there be good and evil without God? At best, I'd say that there is no guarantee of justice without God, but there still is good and evil.

Let's look at it another way -- how do you, personally define "good"? Can you define it without referring to God? If so, then God is not necessary for the concept of good to exist. If, on the other hand, you define "good" as (for example) obeying God, then the 9/11 terrorists would be "good" if they were correct that they were doing God's will. Obviously, that's ridiculous. I don't think we want a definition of good that might include the inquisition, crusaders, slavery, or mass murder depending on how one interprets scripture.

I'd be happy to continue this discussion with you. If you could define what you mean by "good," that would be a great starting point.

If I may summarize your points as I understand them:

1) My are stupid.

2) I disbelieve reality.

3) If some monkeys turned into people, then why don't all of them?

4) I can't prove God doesn't exist.

5) There is tons of proof that God exists, so if I disagree then I deserve to be horribly tortured for eternity.

6) Buddhists are bad.

7) Reincarnation is not a reliogen.

8) Anyone who thinks reincarnation is a reliogen believes old guys with white hair.

9) Freedom of speech should be actionable in a court of law.

And respond:

1) My spelling and grammar aren't exactly perfect, but I can usually get through the first few words of a letter without incident. For future reference, this is particularly important when you are trying to convince others of your intellectual superiority.

2) Actually, my whole point is that I only want to believe in what is real, so far as I can determine what that is. Believing in things without evidence is called "faith," and we try not to do that around here.

3) I don't even know where to begin to answer this one -- although recommending a good biology book might be a start. Evolution doesn't require monkeys to turn into people. Your question is like asking, "If the wind knocked over a tree, why didn't it knock over all the trees?"

4) You're right -- nobody can prove that something doesn't exist. It's assumed things don't exist until evidence dictates otherwise.

5) I have yet to see any convincing proof of God's existence, so if you have some I'd appreciate your sharing it. In any case, I can't see how not being convinced by evidence is reason to be constantly tortured.

6) I certainly don't agree that Buddhists are any worse than other religious people (and in my experience they are in general better than many), and I get the impression that you don't know a whole lot about Buddhism in the first place.

7) Ignoring your spelling, I need to hear your definition of religion.

8) Okay, now I'm starting to think that you're just joking with me. Or doing serious drugs.

9) (Sigh.)

Some religions promote ignorance because it prevents people from questioning and therefore upsetting the power structure. Greed is a normal human tendency, and some religious people use their beliefs as an excuse for indulging this vice (because they, as good people, "deserve" good things). Hate can be used to make one group feel morally superior to another.

I might not believe that Jesus was magic, but (at least in the book) he sure wouldn't have put up with this kind of behavior.