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== American and British militant atheists and the use of ridicule ==
== American and British militant atheists and the use of ridicule ==
=== Richard Dawkins and mockery ===
=== Richard Dawkins and mockery ===
[[Image:Mbarber_b.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|[[Matt Barber]] ]]
The [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]] declared to this fellow atheists:
The [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]] declared to this fellow atheists:
{{cquote|I suspect that most of our regular readers here would agree that ridicule, of a humorous nature, is likely to be more effective than the sort of snuggling-up and head-patting that Jerry is attacking. 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>}}
{{cquote|I suspect that most of our regular readers here would agree that ridicule, of a humorous nature, is likely to be more effective than the sort of snuggling-up and head-patting that Jerry is attacking. 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>}}