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→Accusations that new atheists are self-righteous and tend to lack a sense of humor
Well, you know, [[Bertrand Russell]] was an atheist with a sense of humor. And the new atheists tend either to lack a sense of humor, or the only humor they’re capable of is sarcasm. I mean, somebody with a little intellectual humility does not say, “Anyone who disagrees with me is stupid.”<ref>[''Jonathan Sacks on Richard Dawkins: “New atheists lack a sense of humor”''] by Michael Schulson, ''Slate''</ref>}}
Well, you know, [[Bertrand Russell]] was an atheist with a sense of humor. And the new atheists tend either to lack a sense of humor, or the only humor they’re capable of is sarcasm. I mean, somebody with a little intellectual humility does not say, “Anyone who disagrees with me is stupid.”<ref>[''Jonathan Sacks on Richard Dawkins: “New atheists lack a sense of humor”''] by Michael Schulson, ''Slate''</ref>}}
=== The film documentary The Atheist Delusion features a humorless Richard Dawkins who is the object of audience laughter ===
''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins and anger]] and [[Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins]]
The movie ''[[The Atheist Delusion]]'' features the [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]] being the object of audience laughter due to something unreasonable he said.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChWiZ3iXWwM The Atheist Delusion Movie (2016) HD]</ref> Dawkins indignantly asked the audience, "Why is that funny?".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChWiZ3iXWwM The Atheist Delusion Movie (2016) HD]</ref>
Dawkins has encouraged his supporters to ridicule religious believers and to go beyond humorous ridicule.<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/dawkins-mock-them-ridicule-them-in-public/ Dawkins: Mock them. Ridicule them! In public]</ref> He wrote, "I lately started to think that we need to go further: go beyond humorous ridicule, sharpen our barbs to a point where they really hurt."<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/dawkins-mock-them-ridicule-them-in-public/ Dawkins: Mock them. Ridicule them! In public]</ref> See also: [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality]]
== Soviet Union and humor ==
== Soviet Union and humor ==