''See also:'' [[Atheism and arrogance]] and [[Atheism and mockery]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and arrogance]] and [[Atheism and mockery]]
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Bluster and mockery is often a substitute for competence and is a result of arrogance and complacency - it can quickly pop like a balloon.<ref>[http://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/confidence-competence/ Confidence and competence]</ref>
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Complacency often precedes apathy.
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Bluster and mockery is often a substitute for competence and is a result of arrogance and complacency - it can quickly pop like a balloon.<ref>[http://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/confidence-competence/ Confidence and competence]</ref>
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Atheists have a reputation for mockery (See: [[Atheism and mockery]]).
Kenneth Weinstein wrote in ''The American Interest'':
Kenneth Weinstein wrote in ''The American Interest'':