If atheists convince large numbers of people that religion is untrue, then it's entirely possible - and has happened before - that religious people will be harmed.
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It imposes certain kinds of moral obligations on atheist philosophers (particularly if the balance of forces is in their favour, and they're not being no platformed). You should tone down the rhetoric. Insist that religious people should not be subject to *unjust* discrimiation.
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But you get to carry on making arguments. It's hard to nail down exactly why the pursuit of truth is virtuous. But if you're a philosopher, & you think in a broad sense that truth is subordinate to other moral claims, you're in the wrong game.
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There's a bit in Kitcher's Science Truth and Democracy about the harm caused by lost faith. This thread reminded me of it.
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And of course the argument works the other way. I'm a atheist and being so is fundamental to my identity. However I have no issue with religious people arguing I am wrong or even that I am doomed to eternal torment
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In fact, because I am so convinced there is no such thing as hell, threats of it have no effect on me at all.
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