# Is There Value in Ridicule?

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**Created:** [October 5, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/is-there-value-in-ridicule/2102 "2018-10-05T15:45:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Patrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@Patrick](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Patrick)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/is-there-value-in-ridicule/2102/3 "2018-10-05T16:38:35Z")

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> [@What is the Value of Peaceful Science?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/what-is-the-value-of-peaceful-science/2013/22):
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> The ridicule helps nothing and no one.

Blasphemy, mockery and ridicule of all religions is important for Human reasoning to advance and spread. Christopher Hitchens explains it well why ridicule of beliefs is important.

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