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Originally Posted by Despanan
I guess the point of this is to instruct us to be aware and be polite, but once again, for the most part it's already frowned upon to bring up religion (or lack thereof) in polite society. Here's the thing though: These are my beliefs, and this is an important thing, and this is the first age in which religion can (for the most part) be freely criticized without fear of physical and social repercussion. For 2000 years Christianity spread by the sword. Just 200 years ago I would've been killed for holding the opinions I do. 50 years ago I would've lost my job and my friends. Even today, my opinions make it impossible for someone like me to hold public office.
This is wrong. and since this is the first age in which religion can be reasonably criticized people like me have the right and the obligation to criticize mystical thinking in the appropriate social context. Will some people be offended by it? Of course, but the alternative is atheists clamming up and allowing the Theists to continue to monopolize political power.
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