tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post6157487584613330462..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: The right to criticize lunacyGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-91423102698558169212015-01-16T08:12:10.819-08:002015-01-16T08:12:10.819-08:00Phooey! Ridicule is a great weapon to use against ...Phooey! Ridicule is a great weapon to use against "batshit insanity." Let's have more of it. Maybe people will finally realize that religion is ridiculous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439750156772173078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-92062687800480604752015-01-16T03:46:34.817-08:002015-01-16T03:46:34.817-08:00This may be a subtle distinction, but the Pope sai...This may be a subtle distinction, but the Pope said that you should not insult the faith or make fun of it. He did not say you cannot criticize it. In fact, I'd say that the best, most effective criticism of a belief system is that which is done with compassion for the believer, and with a recognition that belief is important to people and careless criticism can be unnecessarily insulting.Chris Manlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080192988544831257noreply@blogger.com