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== RationalWiki and concern trolling ==

== RationalWiki and concern trolling ==

 

According to Dictionary.com a concerning troll is: "Concern trolling involves someone opposing an idea or viewpoint, yet acting like they’re an advocate for the cause. A concern troll offers undermining criticisms under the guise of concern. Their goal is to sabotage the cause being discussed, and to inspire doubt among group members. This occurs in groups rallied around a particular issue, especially in political parties, and the goal of concern trolling is to cause dissent within a community."<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/concern-troll/ Concern troll]</ref>

According to Dictionary.com a concerning troll is: "Concern trolling involves someone opposing an idea or viewpoint, yet acting like they’re an advocate for the cause. A concern troll offers undermining criticisms under the guise of concern. Their goal is to sabotage the cause being discussed, and to inspire doubt among group members. This occurs in groups rallied around a particular issue, especially in political parties, and the goal of concern trolling is to cause dissent within a community."<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/concern-troll/ Concern troll]</ref>

Given the many problems of [[atheist worldview]] (see: [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]]), the [[decline of the secular left]], [[atheist hypocrisy]], global [[desecularization]] and the many problems [[Democrats]] are experiencing under the [[Joe Biden|Biden Administration]], RationalWikians especially dislike concern trolling. It raises questions that cause [[cognitive dissonance]] within RationalWikians and it undermines group cohesiveness (see also: [[Atheism and groupthink]]).  It also makes the secular leftists at RationalWiki depressed and many secular leftists are prone to depression and depression regarding political events unfavorable to secular leftism (see: [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Secular leftists and psychogenic illness]]).  

Given the many problems of [[atheist worldview]] (see: [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]]), the [[decline of the secular left]], [[atheist hypocrisy]], global [[desecularization]] and the many problems [[Democrats]] are experiencing under the [[Joe Biden|Biden Administration]], RationalWikians especially dislike concern trolling. It raises questions that cause [[cognitive dissonance]] within RationalWikians and it undermines group cohesiveness (see also: [[Atheism and groupthink]]).  It also makes the secular leftists at RationalWiki depressed and many secular leftists are prone to depression and depression regarding political events unfavorable to secular leftism (see: [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Secular leftists and psychogenic illness]]). The website Marketwatch reported concerning the aftermath of the 2016 presidential race: [[Donald Trump]]’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services.<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-win-is-causing-a-surge-in-demand-for-mental-health-services-2016-11-10 Trump’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services], Marketwatch 2016</ref>

RationalWiki has created an entire article devoted to concern trolling.<ref>[https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Concern_troll RationalWiki - Concern Troll}</ref>

RationalWiki has created an entire article devoted to concern trolling.<ref>[https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Concern_troll RationalWiki - Concern Troll}</ref>