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See also: [[Unattractiveness of atheism]]
See also: [[Unattractiveness of atheism]]
== Parody and satire have their place - Christian parody of atheism and evolution ==
''See also:'' [[Essay:Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution|Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution]]
Although mere appeals to ridicule is a logical fallacy, [[parody]] and [[satire]] certainly have their place. Because Christianity is so well attested to via evidence and sound argumentation such as the work of [[Simon Greenleaf]] and other [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologists]], Christians certainly have liberty to use parody and satire. For example, there are certainly many parodies and satires of [[atheism]] and [[evolution]] (see: [[Essay:Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution|Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution]] ).
In terms of Christian satire, the Christian apologist [[JP Holding]] features a humorous Christian satire work entitled [http://www.tektoonics.com/test/parody/fundyath.html You may be a fundamentalist atheist if....]. The biblical [[Creationism|creationist]] organization [[Answers in Genesis]] has used satire to ridicule [[evolutionism]].<ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/media/cartoons/ Satirical Cartoons by Answers in Genesis]</ref>
=== Thin-skinned YouTube atheists and humor ===
[[Image:GustaveDoreParadiseLostSatanProfile.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|Gustave Doré's depiction of [[Satan]] from [[John Milton]]'s Paradise Lost. It is often said that atheism is a result of demonic deception (see: [[Atheism and satanic deception]]). [[Thomas More]] said, "The Devil, the proud spirit, cannot endure to be mocked.".]]
As far as [[Christian]] [[internet evangelism]], YouTube is a popular online video sharing site that provides a method distributing Christian/creationist videos across the world. The YouTube search engine is the second largest search engine in the world.<ref>http://www.tgdaily.com/trendwatch-features/39777-youtube-surpasses-yahoo-as-world%E2%80%99s-2-search-engine</ref>
The popular Christian YouTube channel, [[Shockofgod]], which often uses humor to poke fun at the foolishness of atheism, was shut down several times by atheist cyberbullying through false reports, but [http://creationwiki.org/Creationist_YouTube_video he developed counter measures to overcome this problem].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kax-zAJxi-U</ref> These false reports were not isolated incidents. Atheists, during the time that atheists were more active at YouTube (which was at the peak of the [[New Atheism]] movement), repeatedly used this deceitful tactic to block out [[Christianity]] and [[creation science]] videos. See also: [[YouTube atheism]]
Oswald Chambers declared about atheism: "The real attitude of sin in the heart towards God is that of being without God; it is pride, the worship of myself, that is the great atheistic fact in human life." <ref>Chambers, Oswald (1953). ''God's Workmanship'' (London: Oswald Chambers Publications Association and Marshall, Morgan & Scott).</ref> See also: [[Atheism and arrogance]]
It is often said that atheism is a result of demonic deception (see: [[Atheism and satanic deception]]).
In a 2008 interview, [[Dinesh D'Souza]] declared:
{{cquote|Look at Satan's reason for rebelling against God. It's not that he doesn't recognize that God is greater than he is. He does. It's just that he doesn't want to play by anybody else's rules. This idea that it is better to reign in [[hell]] than to serve in [[heaven]] is Satan's motto, and it turns out that this is also the motto of contemporary atheists such as [[Christopher Hitchens]].<ref>[http://www.salvomag.com/new/articles/salvo7/7segelstein.php Salvomag.com The Apologist, An Interview with Dinesh D'Souza, Author of What's So Great About Christianity by Marcia Segelstein]</ref>}}
[[Thomas More]] said, "The Devil, the proud spirit, cannot endure to be mocked.".<ref>[http://www.newoxfordreview.org/article.jsp?did=0611-sundell Advice to Hell Raiser] by Carl Sundell, ''New Oxford Review'', June 2011</ref>
== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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