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Comment by Lee Brashear on December 30, 2011 at 4:03pm

TNT666 Okay, thanks for clarifying. But I still don't belittle or condescend. Serves no point, they will either not understand, not agree nor find your ideas worthy of consideration to change so I reserve that only for trolls and JW solicitaion. :)

Comment by Brandon Captain on December 30, 2011 at 3:54pm

lol it's all good.

Comment by TNT666 on December 30, 2011 at 3:52pm

oops, sorry about that, really, that was evilgenius20, the guy who posted the video. I'll delete that.

Comment by Brandon Captain on December 30, 2011 at 3:17pm

I don't think anyone here is on the same page...

Comment by TNT666 on December 30, 2011 at 2:48pm

Brandon, coming from you that's quite the statement...

Comment by Brandon Captain on December 30, 2011 at 2:27pm

This ridicule concept isn't bound to do any good. even if someone "changes camps" so-to-speak, they're not even doing it for themselves. They've essentially gone from being a Christian Sheep to an Atheist Sheep. The very problem most religious types have with atheists is that we tend to be insulting, arrogant pricks. Since when does being a dick make things better than being friendly? You attack people just to change their minds on something without actually discussing it with them? Plugging your ears and humming loudly is still the same thing regardless of your beliefs.

Comment by TNT666 on December 30, 2011 at 2:18pm

well..... no, I didn't misunderstand.... :)

So when you meet a really sexist/religious/racist person anywhere in real life or online (not pointing fingers here) you never belittle? I'll say I sometimes do.....

There was an ongoing debate recently on several venues, on which is more effective at making believers see their lunacy... nice gentle accomodationism, or harder bitter laughter and ridicule. Some people changed camps, some didn't, the larger question will never be resolved. Ridiculing (pretty darned close to belittling) religious people publicly can sometimes be effective at helping religious people see the ridicule of their beliefs. The belittling of a religious person by an atheist is a weak stance? no... it's just how different individuals chose to cope with imbecility.

I really truly think that a singles group within an atheist group should be sexism free, that's a battle I find worthwhile.

Comment by Lee Brashear on December 30, 2011 at 1:56pm

I personally, do not educate delusional people. I will, however, answer questions but not debate.

Comment by Lee Brashear on December 30, 2011 at 1:54pm

TNT666, I think you misunderstood, I'm sorry I didn't make it more clear. What I meant was when someone "belittles" someone it's because they know or feel their stance is weak. In order to compensate for thei own shortcommings they put down the other person.

Comment by Brandon Captain on December 30, 2011 at 1:38pm

I think this is a problem most atheists have (myself included). We tend to be over-analytical and dismissive (word of the day I guess). It comes through in our communication and we end up offending people that we never intended to with our cold logic.

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