Brainstorm

[SteelCurtain]

Ffs, I'm merely asking that we think about how to better persuade people to drop their religious beliefs. Some people here either don't care about that or think it's somehow wrong to do so. That I see as a problem.

That's not at all what your words have been saying, so you'll have to excuse the confusion. You seamlessly switch back and forth within posts between talking about banning certain religious thoughts, and getting rid of certain beliefs.

If your goal is to find ways to be more effective in persuading people to change their minds, you'd do well to do some research on this area of psychology. People demonstrably stick to their beliefs in the face of evidence. In fact, the more evidence you present, people will dig in more.

I am of the opinion that the only way people change their minds effectively is by exposing their epistemology. Peter Boghossian's A Manual for Creating Atheists is a fascinating read, if you have the time.

Also, you can check Anthony Magnubosco's Street Epistemology YouTube channel. He posts videos where he shows Boghossian's ideas at work.