Atheists & Agnostics

True Dough

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2. It's fair game

Reply to beam me up scottie (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2017, 07:13 PM

Sep 2017

there are times when it should be pilloried. However, I think there are reasonable limits if you're a principled human being. Same as mocking Republicans. There's a time and place. If you sit down to family dinner at Thanksgiving or Christmas and you see cousin Tom across the table for the first time in a year and you blurt out:

"Hey Tom! You voted for that piece of shit Trump, didn't ya? That makes you a piece of shit, Tom."

Well, that's going too far. No need to mercilessly ridicule, but stand your ground when necessary and let 'em know they're back-assward when the setting is right.

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Should religion be mocked? [View all] beam me up scottie Sep 2017 OP

No. Rude doesn't work, and does nothing for me. elleng Sep 2017 #1

It's fair game True Dough Sep 2017 #2

Yeah, at least wait Mr.Bill Sep 2017 #7

No. We should respect other people's beliefs - or nonbeliefs. Chemisse Sep 2017 #3

I don't believe the OP says that believers should be mocked. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #4

If you mock a religion, you also belittle its followers. Chemisse Sep 2017 #10

So I can't say that fuck the Baptist religion Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #15

No Rob H. Sep 2017 #17

Not true, IMO Brainstormy Sep 2017 #44

Agreed, we don't owe ideologies respect. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #45

So this guy is wrong to mock religious protesters? beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #6

When they infringe upon the rights of others, Chemisse Sep 2017 #8

Then that's a yes, religion and religious beliefs should be mocked. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #9

No. It's cruel to mock people. Chemisse Sep 2017 #11

But you just said this: beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #12

See, I'm anti-religion. I think religion is the scourge of humanity... WoonTars Sep 2017 #13

Standing by the road with an obnoxious sign Mariana Sep 2017 #33

So you think it was wrong for the other Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #39

As long as they keep telling us Mr.Bill Sep 2017 #5

sure, of course Kali Sep 2017 #14

I think some of you are missing Beam Me Up Scottie's intent marylandblue Sep 2017 #16

Exactly. Thank you! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #18

Of course it should be. Eko Sep 2017 #19

I believe in the spirit of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and Dragons Angry Dragon Sep 2017 #21

There's a pill for that Eko Sep 2017 #22

tequila for the production of DragonFire Angry Dragon Sep 2017 #26

Ha! Eko Sep 2017 #29

when it is presented as beliefs it is fine however Angry Dragon Sep 2017 #20

Religion was intended to steer humans to behave in certain The_Casual_Observer Sep 2017 #23

I wanna mock them AND have pie progressoid Sep 2017 #24

LMAO! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #25

What is the value of Pie? N/T SonofDonald Sep 2017 #53

The question reminds me of the following statement written on a bathroom wall in Harvard Square c-rational Sep 2017 #27

Very nice, thanks for that! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #38

Willful ignorance is not mock proof pbmus Sep 2017 #28

I like your loaded questions. It make for great conversation defacto7 Sep 2017 #30

Yes, unless it's Islam then its racist, mr_liberal Sep 2017 #31

I mock religion, but I like it best when it is done by professionals. rusty quoin Sep 2017 #32

True, you make a good point. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #34

How come "Fuckin' A" isn't an option? A HERETIC I AM Sep 2017 #35

My bad, you can choose 'other'. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #36

I don't know....you're just a horrible person with no redeeming qualities. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2017 #37

I don't mock religion for the same reason I don't mock senile old people. DetlefK Sep 2017 #40

Yes, at every appropriate moment... NeoGreen Sep 2017 #41

Treating religion like it's special and immune from treatment such as trotsky Sep 2017 #42

42 (nt) NeoGreen Sep 2017 #43

Excellent point! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #46

Thanks for the hilarious cartoons and this thread! oppressedproletarian Sep 2017 #47

You're welcome! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #48

The ridiculous gets ridiculed. Iggo Sep 2017 #49

Religion is like a hot kitchen. If you can't take the heat, then get out. nt NCjack Sep 2017 #52

Absolutely and no way Alpeduez21 Sep 2017 #50

Should flat-earthers be mocked? Same answser to both. nt Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #51

They are selling a product and their product is quite defective rurallib Sep 2017 #54

A Kick for Pi Day! NeoGreen Mar 2018 #55

Oh yes....if they attack my lack of a sky daddy belief. Duppers Mar 2018 #56