I hate threads like this where everyone is acting sensible and posting well-thought out comments because it makes me look stupid by comparison.
But yeah, not all atheists are zealous jerks, just like how not all religious people are zealous jerks. I'm a pretty hardcore atheist, but I would never pick on a christian because of it.
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You believe that if you don't convert me that I'll go to hell. Well, I believe that if I don't convert you, that when you die nothing will happen. There will be no more thoughts, no more feelings, no nothing. And when this happens, this religion you have spent your life following and converting people to will all be for nothing.
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I believe the same thing regarding the afterlife, but I wouldn't try to convert a religious person on the grounds that they're wasting their time; religion obviously gives them a sense of fufillment, or hope, or meaning. And that can certainly be a positive thing, right?
Also, if there is nothing in the afterlife, they won't be able to feel regret anyway, because they will cease to exist, so it's all moot
You know what I mean?