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22 May 2011.

This has just come through from this page, and it's well worth putting up immediately:

I think you would find that people would generally
     be more willing to consider your point of view if it
     were put across in a calm, respectful manner.
     But hey,
     freedom of speech and so on; it's your site.
     Peace.

contact: Daniel
location: Auckland
 

Thanks, Danny Boy. This is a frequent position taken, especially by other atheists sceptics; we should be respectful in dealing with irrational beliefs.

I tend to think the other way - that idiots who pursue irrational bullshit should be treated as objects of derision. Why on earth should I respect someone who believes in telepathy, astronomy or the sky-daddy? Those believers are deluded fools not worthy of respect.

Sorry, Danny, but respect is earned, not a right.