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This explanation of my post is related, but when you said the stuff about atheists having to hide, I read it as you asserting that atheists are discriminated against by intolerant religious people. I didn't think that interpretation of your comment was related to my post since I had said earlier that there are intolerant religious people and it's understandable for atheists to have problems with the religious.I re-read your post where you described your observations. I had responded that my observations have been different. I think they are different because a higher proportion of atheists hide they views compared to most Christians, therefore your not counting them at all. I still think that was related to your post, so please try again to have me understand.
In any case, I might not have a good sense of proportion and of course, the loudest, most intolerant people are going to get the most airtime. However, I went to college with a lot of atheists, I can safely say that the majority of those who were tolerant on the surface sometimes let some pretty intolerant things slip out once in a while. Moreover, this board has been filled with a lot of intolerance as well. Even so, as I said in my first post in the thread, I would vote for an atheist although I would prefer a theist like me. I just think the idea that theists don't have valid reason to be skeptical of an atheist candidate is ludicrous.