(August 22, 2019 at 5:36 pm)Belaqua Wrote: If Drich etc. are saying false things, you should absolutely call them on it. I don't happen to do that because so many other people are devoted to it, they don't need me.
It is extremely unlikely that we can change people like that. Self-criticism among people who (supposedly) value truth, on the other hand, seems worthwhile to me.
If you feel that it's OK for atheists to say false things, then I guess we're stuck.
Funny that your record here points me the other way. You seem to be keen on protecting religious people, I have no qualms with that. Yet you excuse yourself with "others are there doing it for me". In my book sounds like cowardice and ultimately a cop-out. Not only that, but you do good gimnastics trying to portray atheists with double standards, and despite your excuses, theists saying horrible things get crickets from you. I don't believe for a moment you are an atheist, nor someone able to hold any opinion. Who has the double standards after all?
Respect is something you must earn.
