Ruining the Earth.

expos4ever said:

Ridicule is an entirely legimate response. Just as it is when people:

- argue the earth is 10,000 years old;
- claim that vaccines are a threat;
- say that the earth is flat;
- claim that Donald Trump is not a clown (at least in terms of his public behaviour).

Here's the thing: when someone holds a patently wacky idea, to put away the "weapon" of ridicule effectively confers an aura of respectability on a nutty idea.

It is perfectly legitimate, and arguably highly responsible, to ridicule certain ideas.

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Erik Nelson said:

what about people who blithely understate the obviously anomalous power of religion throughout human history?

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expos4ever said:

...religion has not played a powerful role in human history...

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