Chris Highland in Rational Doubt:
So, I ask fellow non-supernaturalists, will the irascible attacks and mean-spirited memes “preach” to anyone but those caught in the echo chamber or the bubble of unbelief? Seriously, who are people talking to, if anyone other than the online “atheist crowd”? Who’s even hearing MY voice right now? A select group of Patheists (Patheos readers)?
In my view, few religious people are listening. Why should they? Those who listen at all either take the “bait to debate” or assume all atheists are SOB’s. So, I ask again, what’s the point?
When I left my ordination I stated to my congregated clergy colleagues (mostly shocked or yawning) that the Church was exhibiting a kind of mental illness, speaking only with itself. Is this true for many non-believers as well? If so, intervention is called for, don’t you think?
More here.