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"There is only one proper response to this and that is to make damn sure that I laugh religious people out of the room whenever possible." That approach has pro
by enlightenedfool 11y ago
"There is only one proper response to this and that is to make damn sure that I laugh religious people out of the room whenever possible."
That approach has proven to not work. Didn't you realize that the "religious people" would do the same to you? Their reality is different from yours.
- jordanpg 11y agoProven not to work by who? By what? The point is, "their reality" is manifestly, obviously wrong.
- csours 11y agoSo you have ferreted all the gods out of all the gaps in human knowledge? That is an amazing accomplishment! Bases for belief are weird, even when they are not based on religion. Many mentalities are based on absolutes, it seems you have replaced god with no-god. I don't think the anti-theist mindset is particularly useful. You cannot use facts to change someone's mind, especially where facts were not used in the first place. Religion is a largely emotional experience to most people; denying them that experience is just hurtful, not constructive.
- jordanpg 11y agoThere are plenty of grey areas in the world, yes. Supernatural claims made by religions are not among those. Those are just self-evidently false. I'm not denying anyone anything. I'm just saying that the supernatural claims made by religions are obviously false. I don't really care if anyone's feelings are hurt by that.