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Atheists are often labelled 'trolls' by members of the active christian internet moral crusader brigade on R&S. Is this a standard tactic?
14 Answers
- Anonymous3 years ago
Well... with a question like this... it's no wonder. You probably whine a lot over petty things.
- ?Lv 73 years ago
No. In Internet slang, a troll is a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the Internet to distract and sow discord by posting inflammatory and digressive, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the intent of provoking readers into displaying emotional responses for the troll's amusement.
Trolls will use rhetorical questions ("Why are capitalists so stupid?") and logical fallacies, such as straw man, appeal to ignorance, slippery slope, or hasty generalization ( “People nowadays only vote with their emotions instead of their brains.”)
- Chances68Lv 73 years ago
Sure....they always start with demonizing and trying to discredit those who disagree...
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- Anonymous3 years ago
Well, consider their position. They have been told they have absolutely truth, and anyone who doesn't agree is a mockery, aka a troll.
- Anonymous3 years ago
I hope one day Christians learn to accept logic and reason into their hearts.
- Anonymous3 years ago
What would you call someone who hates chess and routinely patrols chess forum in order to make fun of chess players and says things like "Hitler was a chess player" and "you know you don't even really like chess."
I would call that a troll.
- Anonymous3 years ago
They have to say something to make themselves feel better. We can refute their every claim with reason and facts. They can refute nothing, so they must resort to calling names, deflecting attention, and making more false claims like "we showed you already". They're beat by their own hand, and not astute enough to even see it. They have been had...by themselves.
- Anonymous3 years ago
Atheists don't believe in any gods. Why else would they be on this section? Every last atheist on here is a troll and should be treated as such.