Quote Originally Posted by Voldmer View Post
I probably shouldn't interfere here, since the debate seems fiercely hot, and I have not followed it from the beginning, but the above quote by Sensei does not in any way seem insulting from my perspective. He is merely posing a question ("Do you think that it is a coincidence ..."), followed by a statement ("Having no purpose ..."), followed by yet another question ("What is your purpose?").

The statement is arguably true (unless you really want to redefine common usage of the words employed), and the questions may simply be honest attempts at knowing the position of the person asked. Acknowledged, Sensei certainly seems biased in his position, but any persons position on anything is by nature biased.

Where's the insult?
I thought he was drawing an odd causal relationship between Christianity and happiness, which I'd love to see a source for. There is the implication in his question that those who are not Christian have no purpose in life and have no reason for living. It paints the non-religious (or at least non-Christian) as depraved and dejected.

I'm willing to give Sensei the benefit of the doubt that he did not actually know he was being incredibly offensive, but he should know for any future arguments he has with the nonreligious: a lack of religion does not mean a person has no reason to live. They can and do live happy, fulfilling lives. To say otherwise is to be, well, just plain wrong.