I think the best point this article makes is that you hurt your cause whenever you assume the other side of an argument is "just stupid". Part of the problem a

I think the best point this article makes is that you hurt your cause whenever you assume the other side of an argument is "just stupid". Part of the problem atheists have in debates is they tend to think the other side's beliefs are so ridiculous that they don't even think through counter points (beyond foolish things like "If there's a God why do we suffer") To Tichy: I can't reply because of the killing of the article but the basic point is that empirical data shows that (a) religion is not just for fools and (b) that there might be an evolutionary reason for it and as such it shouldn't be discounted as "just stupid"