Possibly of interest: The Young Atheist’s Handbook—an account of becoming an atheist by a man who grew up in a Bangladeshi neighborhood in London.
I agree that getting out is the best option for someone who lives under a violently religious government, but that getting out may not be feasible or may be a long term project. I assume we’re going to have some martyrs.
Martyrdom’s outcomes are chancey, and, while sometimes it can trigger outrage and change, most of the time it’s just a senseless loss. It is a loser’s save roll. Rationalists are not losers.
I’m not saying that rationalists will deliberately martyr themselves. I believe that some atheists will get caught because of bad luck or insufficiently careful precautions.
For example, it can be hard to be sure whether government policies will change, so that being publicly atheist might only have social costs one year, but be a deadly risk the year after.
Possibly of interest: The Young Atheist’s Handbook—an account of becoming an atheist by a man who grew up in a Bangladeshi neighborhood in London.
I agree that getting out is the best option for someone who lives under a violently religious government, but that getting out may not be feasible or may be a long term project. I assume we’re going to have some martyrs.
Martyrdom’s outcomes are chancey, and, while sometimes it can trigger outrage and change, most of the time it’s just a senseless loss. It is a loser’s save roll. Rationalists are not losers.
I’m not saying that rationalists will deliberately martyr themselves. I believe that some atheists will get caught because of bad luck or insufficiently careful precautions.
For example, it can be hard to be sure whether government policies will change, so that being publicly atheist might only have social costs one year, but be a deadly risk the year after.