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== Atheism and mockery ==

== Atheism and mockery ==

Historically, atheists often engage in mockery rather than discussion/debate and they often react poorly when satire/humor is directed at [[Atheist worldview|atheist ideology]] (see: [[Atheism and mockery]]).<ref>[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/13/charlie-hebdo-and-frances-irreligious-tradition/ Charlie Hebdo and France’s Irreligious Tradition] bu Kenneth R. Weinstein]</ref><ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/dawkins-mock-them-ridicule-them-in-public/ Dawkins: Mock them. Ridicule them! In public]</ref><ref>[http://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/matt-barber/2014/05/08/mockery-the-mo-for-atheists ''Mockery - the M.O. for atheists''] by [[Matt Barber]]</ref>  

Historically, atheists often engage in mockery rather than discussion/debate and they often react poorly when satire/humor is directed at [[Atheist worldview|atheist ideology]] (see: [[Atheism and mockery]]).<ref>[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/13/charlie-hebdo-and-frances-irreligious-tradition/ Charlie Hebdo and France’s Irreligious Tradition] bu Kenneth R. Weinstein]</ref><ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/dawkins-mock-them-ridicule-them-in-public/ Dawkins: Mock them. Ridicule them! In public]</ref><ref>[http://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/matt-barber/2014/05/08/mockery-the-mo-for-atheists ''Mockery - the M.O. for atheists''] by [[Matt Barber]]</ref>  

Atheists [[Penn and Teller]] produced a poorly reasoned video disputing the veracity of the [[Bible]] which used low grade humor and it was entitled "The Bible is bull****""."<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0672540/  Penn & Teller - The Bible is Bull****]</ref> (see also: [[Atheism and the Bible]] and [[Bible apologetics website resources]]). Yet, after producing two videos after being listed in Conservapedia's [[atheism and obesity]] article and having a [[Essay: Conservapedia's challenge to atheist Penn Jillette|debate challenge]] directed his way which employed some humor, atheist Penn Jillette said:

Atheists [[Penn and Teller]] produced a poorly reasoned video disputing the veracity of the [[Bible]] which used low grade humor and it was entitled "The Bible is bull****""."<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0672540/  Penn & Teller - The Bible is Bull****]</ref> (see also: [[Atheism and the Bible]] and [[Bible apologetics website resources]]). Yet, after producing two videos after being listed in Conservapedia's [[atheism and obesity]] article and having a [[Essay: Conservapedia's challenge to atheist Penn Jillette|debate challenge]] directed his way which employed some humor, atheist Penn Jillette said:

{{cquote|I didn't really read the stuff so I guess I can't really comment... I don't tend to react to satire, or sarcasm or irony, I pretty much say what I mean and that is what I react to the most...  I do know people and love people who believe...who are Christians and who have belief and who believe this stuff strongly, and as much as I want to argue with them, I don't want to show them disrespect. And I will say that that is a ****ing stupid...argument, but that's not disrespect<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gofaKoCGrDk Penn Point - Conservapedia or Troll Site? - Penn Point]</ref>}}

{{cquote|I didn't really read the stuff so I guess I can't really comment... I don't tend to react to satire, or sarcasm or irony, I pretty much say what I mean and that is what I react to the most...  I do know people and love people who believe...who are Christians and who have belief and who believe this stuff strongly, and as much as I want to argue with them, I don't want to show them disrespect. And I will say that that is a ****ing stupid...argument, but that's not disrespect<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gofaKoCGrDk Penn Point - Conservapedia or Troll Site? - Penn Point]</ref>}}

== Freethinker moniker ==

== Freethinker moniker ==