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Originally Posted by Hesla
I think atheists spend too much time trying to disprove the existence of god and instead should try and educate people on the wrong-doings of religion itself.
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First, we can't prove a negative. We don't need to disprove the existence, we simply need to point out the flaws in claims from the believer as to why their proposed deity exists and should have any influence on free society, why the holy books they use as 'evidence' aren't worth the paper they're written on, etc.
I would consider that education. Educating on the wrong-doings of religion on its own doesn't do anything unless it's in conjunction with the former. It's too easy for the adherent to simply say "Well MY personal beliefs don't allow that".