Many of the things that believers say to non-believers amount to little more than euphemisms for "shut up". Often they will tell us this quite directly. It is rare (but not unknown) for them to be completely direct. Usually, however, they will preface their bullying with statements that it is our right to believe there is no god but that we shouldn't say it. One possible response is to say some version of the following:
If I don't have the right to say it, then I really don't have the right to believe it. "Rights" are only an issue when determining how others treat you and that only happens after they know you have different beliefs.
If needed to make the point clear, you can add:
What people think, but never say, is unknown to others and thus there is no question of "rights".
If I don't have the right to say it, then I really don't have the right to believe it. "Rights" are only an issue when determining how others treat you and that only happens after they know you have different beliefs.
If needed to make the point clear, you can add:
What people think, but never say, is unknown to others and thus there is no question of "rights".
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