Reply #98: To a true atheist, it is distinction without a difference.

[Liberal Veteran]

The same poster would likely have absolutely no problem with referring to Santa Claus as a "myth" or putting the tooth fairy and Odin in the same category.

And believe me, I have had more than one run in with a few Du'ers who go out of their way to find offense about someone not paying homage to their particular brand of faith.

If someone calls Jehovah a myth, a person will get all bent out of shape and demand apologies for someone belittling their "privileged" faith by comparing it to a believe in Zeus or some such other thing while never realizing that they are doing EXACTLY what they are pissed about.

I'm very uncomfortable with people having to sugarcoat every single word to express how they really feel about a subject. If a person thinks God is no more real than Santa Claus, then they should be able to say that's EXACTLY how they view religion.