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This is a question regarding DP etiquette.

In which forum is an original post critical of atheism most appropriate?

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This is a question regarding DP etiquette.

In which forum is an original post critical of atheism most appropriate?

Thanks for any replies.

Since such is restricted in both this forum and philosophy, I'd imagine Religion and Politics.

But you should probably ask a mod.
 
This is a question regarding DP etiquette.

In which forum is an original post critical of atheism most appropriate?

Thanks for any replies.

It is odd, isn't it? But I have never thought about it and now find myself at a loss to say.
 
This is a question regarding DP etiquette.

In which forum is an original post critical of atheism most appropriate?

Thanks for any replies.

Philosophical discussions, surely?
 
looks like its already in "religious discussions"

which makes sense to me
 
This is a question regarding DP etiquette.

In which forum is an original post critical of atheism most appropriate?

Thanks for any replies.

I would offer that it all comes down to the nature of the criticism. I suspect regardless of the criticism that the "Religious Discussions" is out, per rules from the sticky posted rules regarding the "Religious Discussions" subsection of the forums.

There may be room in the "Philosophical Discussions" section assuming the criticism is of a "matters of faith and religion from a skeptical foundation" (from the rules of the "Philosophical Discussions" subsection of the forums.)

Unsure without specifics of the criticism if we are talking about a "Religion and Politics" matter.

No matter what the case without Moderator / Administrator input all we have left is posting something in the "Philosophical Discussions" section and see if it is moved for whatever reason. The reason I offer that is we have plenty of Atheism criticism or Atheism sourced discussions or Agnosticism conversations in that forum section already.
 
looks like its already in "religious discussions"

which makes sense to me

Except this section was intended for religious discussion, not critical of a religion (or critical of the lack thereof.)
 
This is a question regarding DP etiquette.

In which forum is an original post critical of atheism most appropriate?

Thanks for any replies.

Philosophy. Posting in the Religion forum pretty much prohibits an atheist from making any kind of argument against theism lest they be infracted, and would therefore be an unfair debate.
 
How exactly do you criticize a lack of something? It's like saying that bald people have the wrong color hair.
 
This is a question regarding DP etiquette.

In which forum is an original post critical of atheism most appropriate?

Thanks for any replies.

My understanding is any negative comments regarding religion or atheism is to be in the Philosophy forum, I'm pretty sure all you have to do is read the rules for the Religious forum to figure that out.
 
Paschendale said:
How exactly do you criticize a lack of something? It's like saying that bald people have the wrong color hair.

Well, there are certainly beliefs which a person should have, and criticism is valid if they don't have them. For example, I might say that I lack a belief that it's wrong to murder someone in cold blood. I should be criticized for not having that belief.

Whether belief in God falls in that category or not remains to be seen, but the principle that one shouldn't be criticized for lack of belief seems false.
 
How exactly do you criticize a lack of something? It's like saying that bald people have the wrong color hair.

We criticize a lack of intelligence all the time.
 
Well, there are certainly beliefs which a person should have, and criticism is valid if they don't have them.
Oh, I even proffer bashing the baldies for not having hair (leastwise not on their heads).
For example, I might say that I lack a belief that it's wrong to murder someone in cold blood. I should be criticized for not having that belief.
Lovely analogy, stunning in fact.

Whether belief in God falls in that category or not remains to be seen,
No it doesn't, seeing how the barely concealed premise sucks like an electrolux,
the principle that one shouldn't be criticized for lack of belief seems false.
Doesn't sound like that was suggested, the futility was merely being pointed out.
 
Chagos said:
Doesn't sound like that was suggested, the futility was merely being pointed out.

As a matter of pragmatic concern, I agree. It's not entirely futile to debate such matters, but it's fairly rare that someone will change their mind.

However, while my post was phrased in ethical terms, "ought" implies "can." If you agree that we ought to criticise someone for lacking a belief of the type I described, then you have to agree that we can do so. And once we've identified one situation in which lack of belief ought to be criticized, the rest is just hashing out details.
 
This is a question regarding DP etiquette.

In which forum is an original post critical of atheism most appropriate?

Thanks for any replies.

Definitely not here because defending atheism would IMHO sometimes constitute to being critical of religious beliefs or others or critical aspects of spiritual aspects and that is not allowed on this forum, so this is not the right place because it would handicap atheists from discussing why they feel atheism deserves defending.
 
Moderator's Warning:
If one is wishing to be critical of athiesm, the propre location is the Philosophical Discussions forum. Additionally, in the future such questions should be PMed to a mod or, at worst, posted in the "feedback/suggestions" forum.
 
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