ewang comments on Open Thread, April 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ewang 03 April 2011 04:08:29AM 1 point [-]

Does anyone else have religiophobia? I get irrationally scared every time I see someone passing out pocket bibles or knocking on doors with pamphlets. I'm afraid of...well, of course there isn't much to be afraid of, or else it wouldn't be a phobia.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 03 April 2011 04:13:13AM 3 points [-]

Does anyone else have religiophobia? I get irrationally scared every time I see someone passing out pocket bibles or knocking on doors with pamphlets. I'm afraid of...well, of course there isn't much to be afraid of, or else it wouldn't be a phobia.

Not really. I only have annoyance that whenever I see such people I'm always too busy to talk to them and find out more about what religion they are. I consider this to be evidence that there is a deity and that that deity treats me sort of how one might treat a cat when one has recently obtained a laser pointer.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 03 April 2011 10:21:21PM *  2 points [-]

I don't get scared when I see people doing this, but I do have an irrational desire to go get into a long useless argument. I'm always too busy to have to fight it, though.

Comment author: David_Gerard 03 April 2011 08:36:05AM *  1 point [-]

Fortunately, we have a defensive weapon (PDF) to hand.