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Most of the people here who talk about religion have a VERY negative view. The people who don't feel obliged to talk about it typically view religion only a little more negatively than a taste for country music and a little less negatively than a taste for WWE wrestling.
WWE wrestling, poorly choreographed though it is, shows far better taste than religion. I rank country music generally in third, though there are shining exceptions (much of Hank Williams, for example).
More seriously: I have a very low opinion of religion (a little more negatively than 9/11 conspiracy propagation, a little less negatively than multi-level marketing schemes) but I rarely talk about religion on Less Wrong, because I've just gotten very tired of having arguments on the Internet about religion.
Which was not obvious to me. I tend to comment on posts I like and ignore ones I dislike. Maybe others do the opposite...?
I comment on posts that interest me. Frequently those are posts I either like or dislike. Usually, those are not posts on topics that I have already seen debated to death. I have already seen religion debated to death.
I tend to comment when I have something to say and not when I don't.
I don't generally have much to say about religion at a "pro or con" level, which is mostly the level at which this community engages with the subject.
"I tend to comment when I have something to say and not when I don't."
That sounds like a good system.