I've seen many argue (even atheists) that atheists should not express emotion when debating religion. We can't forget that believers are emotional-thinkers, so to debate them with a mix of emotion and logic will be much more effective than giving them a "boring" science lesson; i.e. atheists should have much more of an impact when they show emotion.
Those that typically have the most impact on the world are those that are able to reach people emotionally. Carl Sagan, for example, put a lot of emotion/passion into his work, which is why he had such a large impact on the world. Hell (pi), the more popular atheists on YouTube (AmazingAtheist, Thunderf00t, Pat Condell), get the subscriber bases that they do because they show a lot of emotion (emotion doesn't just have to anger). Most people's attention is impossible to get unless they are initially engaged on a emotional level, which can open them up to thinking logically.
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