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making valid criticisms of a belief is not the same thing as targeting their followers
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Don't make the mistake of thinking that the validity of the criticism matters when it doesn't. Valid or not, to criticize one's beliefs is to criticize the person. A person is what they believe.
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if you say atheism is stupid you're not targeting me directly and you're completely entitled to do so.
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correct, you are indirectly targeting them, and are still completely entitled to do so.