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Sometimes you do. The Daily Show, for instance, has proven to be a powerful tool for educating those on the cusp of becoming right wing assholes.

As for my usage of the word "combat", well it's a war. It's an ideological war that the religious cannot possibly win. They don't have the means to win it (cogent argument) and their numbers dwindle with each generation. They still have quite a bit of manpower, that's true. But studies show that every generation has a steady increase in the number of atheist/agnostic people. That's reassuring.

Now, the object of my saying these things isn't to offend. With some people it is. But for my part, I say these things with the sincerest hope that just one person will say "Huh, I guess that doesn't make sense", and then pass that desire to learn more on to others and their own children.