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Is it OK to make fun of the non-religious?

9-10ths_Penguin

1/10 Subway Stalinist
Premium Member
See what Illy said; she's completely on the mark.
They're being why little pansy ******* who're getting involved in my stuff, so I'm going to wind them up for being such pathetic losers.

Lovely.

I heard a quote once that stuck with me: "other people's opinions of you are none of your business. " If you took that to heart, you might be a bit happier... less focused on spite.

Personally, I think that if anything's more pathetic than making a few negative comments about religion, it's deciding to launch a campaign of trolling to "get back" at the people who made those comments.

And I'm sure that prolonged religious annoyance will do wonders to correct their negative opinions of religion.
 

Breathe

Hostis humani generis
Lovely.

I heard a quote once that stuck with me: "other people's opinions of you are none of your business. " If you took that to heart, you might be a bit happier... less focused on spite.

Personally, I think that if anything's more pathetic than making a few negative comments about religion, it's deciding to launch a campaign of trolling to "get back" at the people who made those comments.

And I'm sure that prolonged religious annoyance will do wonders to correct their negative opinions of religion.
Aww, shame.
And quoting from yourself:
"other people's opinions of you are none of your business."
In other words, not going well right now, I take it?
Not too bad.

More power to ya.
Thanks.

Frankly, it sounds like your time would be better spent thickening your own.
Frankly, I don't care what you think and didn't ask for your input, and my own skin is pretty thick. Apparently that's not the case here, though, because everyone seems massively butthurt that I dared to do anything besides sit and take it. Oh no!

fantôme profane;3727889 said:
That is probably the way they felt when they were discussing killing religious people. Maybe you are not so different after all.:D :hug:
Maybe, but at least I'm not talking about killing people. A bit of teasing is fine.

I can see how such hateful comments about religious people would offend you, but I honestly don't see the point of responding in kind or how that would lead to anything other than more hatred and generalizations about broad groups of people.
They're British: being ignorant about large groups of people comes with the territory.

Do you think it would be okay for me to mock religious people in return? I personally don't do that; I think it's pointless and only serves to build up bitterness, which wouldn't emotionally or intellectually benefit me in any way. However, if I were to take it upon myself to retaliate by making similarly hateful comments about religious people, how would you perceive that?
I actually wouldn't care; I'm long since desensitized to mockery. :D
 

Penumbra

Veteran Member
Premium Member
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Sentinel

New Member
In a way, it's kind of useful for teaching the more militant and disrespectful non-religious about why being polite to someone who holds different views is a virtue.

So you're saying you should make fun of some one for not having a religion to teach them to not make fun of some one for having one.

Great logic.
 

Sentinel

New Member
In a way, it's kind of useful for teaching the more militant and disrespectful non-religious about why being polite to someone who holds different views is a virtue.

So you're saying you should make fun of some one for not having a religion to teach them to not make fun of some one for having one. Seriously i mean just ... seriously.
 

Nymphs

Well-Known Member
Is it OK for the religious to make fun of the non-religious? I say go ahead, take your best shot, but what do you say, is it OK?

You can if you must, but I don't think it is okay to make fun of anyone.

Ideas can be challenged, people as a whole should be respected, IMO.
 
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