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Why Do Atheists Criticize People's Beliefs?

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Why Do Atheists Criticize People's Beliefs?
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Why Do Atheists Criticize People's Beliefs?
May 25, 2017 at 11:58 am (This post was last modified: May 25, 2017 at 11:58 am by Valyza1.)
(May 25, 2017 at 8:32 am)Cyberman Wrote:
(May 23, 2017 at 4:34 pm)Valyza1 Wrote: ^I think your response got deleted?

I do hope this was a joke.
Nope. The original post quoted me but didn't have a response. It was changed after I posted that.

(May 25, 2017 at 7:58 am)Harry Nevis Wrote: Criticism and ridicule on a forum such as this can keep the minds of people who are not sure of their beliefs open.  And religion gets so much free uncriticized publicity as it is.  Need to make sure the other side is represented.  Since the believers as a whole won't question their beliefs, and they support laws to push them, we need to keep the open minded hearing our side.
I agree 100% when it comes to certain kinds of criticism, but not when it comes to ridicule. There's nothing open minded about derision of anything and only serves to sway the openminded towards one side, whilst strengthening the prejudices of the other side. So if your goal is to close the minds of the genuinely open minded, then by all means, use ridicule. Otherwise, criticism is your best bet.

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Why Do Atheists Criticize People's Beliefs? - by Valyza1 - May 25, 2017 at 11:58 am

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