I think that most people who are considered atheists are actually agnostic. The difference being that an atheist says there is no god, where an agnostic says I am open to the possibility and if you bring me some evidence then as with other things in life I will believe. Most major religions actually have many of the same views, my favorites being some form of "thou shall not kill (unless you don't believe in my god)" and the concept of some sort of eternal damnation for not believing in the same god I do. They want to place urgency on your beliefs kind of like a sale at a department store. The concept that if I don't believe in the book that you read for the first 70-80 years of my existence(hopefully at least, if not a few more) I will have no future opportunity to figure it out in the eternity after I die, that you were right (I know not all religions believe this but it still bugs me) I keep an open mind, and as for the earlier comment about atheists always forcing their way into conversations. I don't see a lot of people on tv asking for money so that they can tell me about how they know there is no god. Don't see atheist buildings on every corner. And am pretty sure I have never heard an athlete or star say anything like "I would like to thank my parents, my loving spouse, my fans, But most importantly my d.n.a., and the scientists, engineers and designers who built all of the equipment that got me here!" But I do see preachers every Sunday on tv, churches and other religious buildings with religious quotes out front on almost every corner and it is almost mandatory to thank god if something goes well in your life.
A good prank can cause severe psychological pain and suffering and that is funny. But to put disease where I drink or wash my hands is not funny. Picking up a car and sticking it between two poles in the school lawn during school so that it can't be driven out now that was funny. Truck in the hallway funny. Desks on roof funny. Calling someone a Jew how is that funny unless you have something against Jews.
You say that your room is small but do not give an actual size. Being that small is an opinion and could be any size I am sure it would help to actually know what size of the room. As far as needing large speakers, most surround setups are great with smaller, quality speakers and a good sub. The sub is the .1 in 5.1 6.1 7.1. My Yamaha as well as most mid to high end receivers have a setup option for telling them if you want the base to go to the sub alone or have larger fronts pick up some of the base. Even if you were to use larger fronts you would still most likely not be using large speakers for the surround channels. I hope this helps. As far as actual equipment recommendations it has been a while since I have looked so I would be no help there. But I do love the sound of my Yamaha rx-650(pretty sure on model but am in process of a move and it is packed), I just wish I could have afforded to get the newer model with HDMI on it. I found this one on Craig's list and couldn't pass it up.
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