I agree with you that skepticism can prevent a lot of harm, and that certain "spiritual" beliefs have caused a lot of harm.
In this case my point was not about the evils of religion (though I grant you certain sects of religion are deeply tangled in this "child witch" thing, which may have muddied the waters) but about the benefits of viewing any evidence free belief with skepticism.
My point was that maybe elaborate fantasies of making skeptics look like fools are uncalled for.
I don't want to hurt smallship1; I just want to persuade him to quit sneering at me and mine. It would, among other things, make his good guy nature more apparent.
But you're right--if I haven't changed his mind to this point one post more or less is not going to make a difference.
And I genuinely did not intend to make him so angry he quits the internet or anything.
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Date: 2011-01-26 07:29 pm (UTC)In this case my point was not about the evils of religion (though I grant you certain sects of religion are deeply tangled in this "child witch" thing, which may have muddied the waters) but about the benefits of viewing any evidence free belief with skepticism.
My point was that maybe elaborate fantasies of making skeptics look like fools are uncalled for.
I don't want to hurt smallship1; I just want to persuade him to quit sneering at me and mine. It would, among other things, make his good guy nature more apparent.
But you're right--if I haven't changed his mind to this point one post more or less is not going to make a difference.
And I genuinely did not intend to make him so angry he quits the internet or anything.