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kentauros

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16. Yes, Lenny Bruce's language can be a bit harsh at times ;)
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 07:47 PM
Dec 2015

Yet I will see what I can find and listen (or read.)

It reminds me how atheists often say we can't take having our beliefs mocked, and that's just not true. What it takes, though, is someone who knows how to make it funny versus the kind of mocking most of us see online, which is meant to hurt, belittle, demean, and so forth.

My favorite comedian is also one of the best examples of an atheist that knows how to mock beliefs and yet have believers rolling on the floor in mutual laughter. There's an art to that, of course, but I get the impression that there's also a sense of respect for the believer, otherwise it just wouldn't be funny.

He also knows his history fairly well, and makes fun of all of that, too


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