Most people on the planet are really, fucking stupid, just a heads up. They would pray to their grandma's ass if they thought it would fix their real world problems. Staying at home to limit contagion will help but most of them want to go to their church and pray instead. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

So here's my update. I posted a message about religious people finding comfort in prayer during this time. I mentioned fellow atheists/agnostics/skeptics/humanists would find community on the website. Not one person liked or shared! Not sure what I was expecting but I feel good about reaching out. Anyhow, stay safe and well!

Spur trolls? Trolls happen to be great foils! They unintentionally serve as illustrative 'set-ups' for deprogramming of others following conversation threads they invade. Nothing succeeds in spotlighting fear and ignorance better than some juvenile, programmed troll trying to make sense out of nonsense.

One just ought to bear in mind that arguments presented to 'trolls' will NEVER effect changes in their minds or attitudes; only in the minds of readers and marginal participants in the discussions.

With little to no ego investment in points discussed, readers are more free to reason within themselves which points of view appear to make more sense and why. To fear what a troll propagates is to fear the possibility of validity of their viewpoints; a superb example of 'fearing fear itself'.

I welcome trolls.

Why not start a, Corona virus and how to cope with it group, on here instead for the members ?

Now I'm just commenting on my own country, but reading this only cements the idea in my head that a huge factor contributing to our mishandling of this current event (and many others) is directly related to us not prioritizing educating our citizens in a scientific manner from the very start.
I could expound on that, but I'm sure you get the gist.
If you feel compelled to attempt to educate, then do it. Please. As for troll engagement, don't ever talk in absolutes and post most things as questions. In other words, you can get a point across without being confrontational. They're looking for that confrontation and they've got an arsenal of misinformation to throw at you.
It doesn't matter. Here is where the silent ones, the shy ones, the undecided ones observe and make many determinations....
If I make even one person at least consider an alternate point of view, I've done a good thing.
Good luck.

I also found this site through Facebook. I think this site does a pretty good job of weeding out trolls with the level system. I don’t think ( I hope I don’t get proven wrong) a troll would take the time to level up just to harass a group of critical thinkers.

sometimes i find it more helpful to speak to people within their own bubble than from outside. instead of "there is no god" i try "god helps those who help themselves. when people want to congregate i quote matthew 6:5-6 where it says 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

not bad for someone who has never been christian, eh?

be that as it may, i am not opposed to your suggested post but i have no idea whether it will spur more trolls than we already get, or whether anyone will find it helpful. the whole site already IS a place to come for community. do we need a special place within that place? i can only speak for myself and say i would have no use for it. that doesn't mean no one would. but i wouldn't.

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Do it. You can even boost it for $10 and run it for a week and get it in front of thousands more viewers. No one cares about trolls.

I'm not a big fan of prayer as it does nothing. If God exists and he/she/it heard those prayers then that deity is intentionally letting people suffer and die based on a disease that he/she/it could have prevented existing in the first place. And what happens when loved ones die that are religious: we don't say "oh don't worry they're just being transported to the next planet or existence 2.0." We cry, we get upset, and for good reasons.

Trolls are everywhere online so we can't be afraid to share resources!

This site occasionally runs stuff on FB, that's where I found it. IMO let Admin do their job

I've seen trolls here get shut down pretty quick. Agnostic.com used to advertise on FB (and maybe still do for all I know) so I'm sure it would be fine to create a post on your own page.

They did that during the Bubonic Plague Pandemics of the 13th and 14th Centuries, as well.

I have zero respect for those people.

The people of magical thinking will eliminate themselves. Robert Heinlein the great fiction author said, "Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity is not a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime: the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity."

It might spur trolls but that is the chance ya have to take when you put yourself out there! I think it's a good idea!

Lets see?
We shall now bow our heads ,
As we gather to hope for a resolution to our current crisis we should remember that hope without action is equivalent to wishing in a well. Let us not wish in a well but go forward, reaching out to those around us and taking action to mitigate the harms of our current situation and preparing ourselves to make the world after this crisis better for all our fellow citizens.
Everybody say-- Amen!
lolololol

People are lighting in my country today (india) to prevent the covid19
I don't think they have to do that but they do it
Because of doing this they can get infected by others (undetected covid19 infected person)
They just do it because they do believe

I do not want them to do this. I tried But I'm not able to do that

How can i ......
Please let me know comment below

I also have noticed the prayers for getting through covid-19 unscathed. I get that prayers and “god” are like I don’t know a security blanket for people to hold onto when they are scared and don’t know what to expect.

I pretty much tell facebook to hide those posts. It is amazing how many of them turn out ot be ads for religious groups. So, when it asks why I dont' want to see it I choose "irrelevant".

Good idea. But they are a nasty bunch and love to destroy.

I suppose its possible, but trolls will become apparent soon enough. Do we have a facitily for reporting them?

Go for it.