I've been meaning to write in to The Dish about this for a long time and the post about "What Do Atheists Want?" and "Why Choose Agnostic?" finally got me to the keyboard. Pardon the length, but this has been building up for the last few years I've been following The Dish. As an atheist I love your conversations about faith and theology, but I often find the discussion of atheism wanting. I think the issue for me is similar to one you've complained about as a Catholic: that the loudest proponents of your religion do not represent your faith. The same is true for me and for most atheists I know. Allow me to make a few points to illustrate, in no particular order: