mutterc comments on Recent de-convert saturated by religious community; advice? - Less Wrong

30 Post author: jwhendy 04 April 2011 03:25AM

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Comment author: mutterc 06 April 2011 02:36:12AM 0 points [-]

Engage in a parody of attempting to de-convert your interlocutor. A holy water squirtgun (a la "The Lost Boys") might be useful. Lay hands on them and cast out the demons of irrationality ("the power of Darwin compels you!")

[Save that for the really annoying folks]

Comment author: DanielLC 19 April 2011 07:06:40AM 0 points [-]

Why Darwin? I'd expect you'd use an atheist at least.

Comment author: jwhendy 06 April 2011 06:20:59PM 0 points [-]

I'll keep this in the back of my mind just in case the need arises.