(January 30, 2013 at 12:02 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(January 29, 2013 at 11:44 pm)Christian Wrote: Its always healthy to talk about our Lord, be it for or against Him. I don't see any reason why Atheists shouldn't talk about Jesus Christ?
And equally productive to talk about the Tooth Fairy.
It is a waste of time to talk about either, but at the same time it is not.
Talking about magic baby Jesus IS the same as talking about the tooth fairy and just as productive.
The problem isn't that we should have this debate, the problem is that those who advocate any invisible being don't understand why we have to have this debate. If humans didn't invent gods we wouldn't have to focus on their superstitions. But if we don't the Kool Aid can poison the meme ecosystem.