No, I am saying that whatever displays of scorn they made didn't help them gain the sympathy of non-homosexuals, and probably hurt them.
It may not have gotten them sympathy, but I think labeling the opposing view as bigotry and a phobia could easily have gotten them a higher status, even in the early days of the movement.
Honestly though, I have no idea where to find the information we need to settle this disagreement.
I agree that we should act as though religious beliefs are crazy (in Eliezer's sense of the word). The question is, what does it mean to act that way?
What I mean is that our reaction to someone who says, "I believe that Jesus is the son of God" should be similar to our reaction to someone who says, "I believe aliens are trying to kidnap me".
The reaction can be incredulity, or amusement, or contempt, or something else, anything that doesn't communicate the impression that you think it's perfectly (or mostly) OK to be deluded in such a fashion.
Honestly though, I have no idea where to find the information we need to settle this disagreement.
That's an important question, but one for which I have no answer.
I agree that we should act as though religious beliefs are crazy (in Eliezer's sense of the word). The question is, what does it mean to act that way?
What I mean is that our reaction to someone who says, "I believe that Jesus is the son of God" should be similar to our reaction to someone who says, "I believe aliens are trying to kidnap me".
Okay, just so long as we a...
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