Effectiveness of Ridicule and New Atheism

I would say that I understand more now that those aspects that compel me toward faith are more personal and more subjective than I thought previously. Participating here has given me a greater appreciation of the fact that what is compelling to one may have no effect whatsoever on another. So that which is significant for me has not lost its significance, but I realize more that everyone has a somewhat different threshold for faith. But, to answer your question more completely, no, I do not feel that what is compelling to me is necessarily not so for a non-believer. But I feel that I would now be more understanding if this aspect were not compelling to one individual or another. I hope that answers your question.