So Rev we are once again back at the argument that atheists cannot appreciate justice, morality, peace, mercy and the like(!).
Ellis, surely you are not back to your habit of putting your own spin on what I wrote. It is not a good thing to do!
I never once intentionally even implied that I always do what is good and A/A's do not. 
"There is no inherent mercy in religious belief."
You mean in all? Or some? There you go again, generalizing--not good at all! "Indeed some religious doctrine is violent and distasteful, demanding inhumane and disgusting practices from its adherents."
I am glad you included the word "some". It shows progress.
"Those things which you are assuming god-like and love-like properties for to me seem to be describing desirable aspects of being human."
Of course, I agree."All atheists aren't hideous monsters wallowing in sin and wickedness."
I agree! And neither are all religionists hypocrites. "We just don't believe that there is a "thing" (no NOT a personification) that is called god. Not a single solitary thing or even a big huge universal thing..."
Did I ever say that G.O.D. is a thing, or even a person? We have no belief in the supernatural."
Unless you were given the authority to speak for all Atheists/Agnostics, again you generalize when you say "we".
Severals A/A's with whom I have had good dialogues with at ATHEISTS/AGNOSTICS.com had threads in which they wrote about being spiritual and what this implies.
BTW, to make sure that you know what I mean when I use this acronym, A/A--it means Atheists and Agnostics. It does not mean addicts to alcohol.
QUANTUM PHYSICS and the supernatural. Serious quantum physicists like David Deutsch write books about THE BEGINNING OF ETERNITY
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2011/10/14/quantum-computing-david-deutsch/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Deutschhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Deutsch
