Abrasive Atheism
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Abrasive Atheism
As an overwhelmed minority in the US, and as a disgusted majority on youtube, many open atheists tend to get used to burdening a considerable chip on their shoulders. When people are so used to defending their positions against highly ignorant opposition, their patience often becomes understandably worn down and their demeanor becomes offputtingly recalcitrant. I consider this an attitude that we outspoken atheists should do our best to control. It's okay to have a cutthroat, relentless, Hitchens-esque demeanor when dealing with another theist whom you've engaged with before, adequately felt out, or whom you know has had experience with religious debate. The problem occurs when apply that same zeal to a moderate theist who's new to the discussion and hasn't been callused enough to handle the keen edge of Occum's razor if yielded with excessive zeal. The important thing to consider is that those theists who've never had their belief's questions, and never been exposed to arguments against their belief are the ones who you've have the greatest chance of educating. They aren't going to stick around and actually listen to you for long if you smother them with ridicule and insult the instant they tell you their beliefs though. If you're a youtube atheist you may have spent months or years now debating theology and defending your position of reasonable doubt. I implore you, however to treat every theist who comes to the discussion for the first time with a heavy dose of ...
YouTube | April 5, 2011
