My video on The Amazing Atheist's rebuttal

[EquALLity]

Oh, somehow I missed this response. I only saw it because I accidently clicked on 'unread posts'.

He suffers from social anxiety. He needs to see a doctor and get on anxiety medication to manage that, and see a therapist.

I don't know, is that just based on that reason? Is that enough to think someone has social anxiety?

Do all shy people have social anxiety, then? There are so many shy people.

http://socialphobia.org/social-anxiety- ... -prognosis

Oh wow, it affects a lot of people.

But he's open about his atheism already (presumably). Maybe he just needs an extra push?

[brimstoneSalad]

I don't know, is that just based on that reason? Is that enough to think someone has social anxiety?

Yes. People with social anxiety think and worry about that kind of stuff more. For people without it, that kind of thinking wouldn't factor into their decisions to do the right thing. Continuing to do something evil, which you know is evil, because you're worried about what others might think is pretty much a smoking gun of a diagnosis for social anxiety.

Do all shy people have social anxiety, then? There are so many shy people.

http://socialphobia.org/social-anxiety- ... -prognosis

Oh wow, it affects a lot of people.

Pretty much, yes. Social anxiety is common. However, it's only a serious problem when it affects people's lives in the way this is doing for him.
He're representing more serious social anxiety than is common.

But he's open about his atheism already (presumably). Maybe he just needs an extra push?

Pushing people with social anxiety is only liable to make them more anxious, and they'll avoid you.

He needs therapy and/or possibly also medication. Social anxiety can be treated and overcome.

[EquALLity]

TheAmazingAtheist is a vegetarian now.

He's doing it for the wrong reasons, though, but now he may be more susceptible to rational criticism of the ethics of eating meat.
http://amazingatheist.tumblr.com/post/1 ... forever-it
http://amazingatheist.tumblr.com/post/1 ... vegetarian

[brimstoneSalad]

He's doing it for the wrong reasons, though, but now he may be more susceptible to rational criticism of the ethics of eating meat.

Correct, he may be. But only time will tell.
Or it could just become habit, and he may see no need to return to meat when the relationship ends due to health improvements (Although I'm not sure how much he'll see if he's eating a lot of dairy).

[bobo0100]

TheAmazingAtheist is a vegetarian now.

After weakening his views on anit-animal rights dew to discussion with, what I would assume to be rational vegans and vegetarians, and he go's vegetarian to impress a girl. For someone who fronts the comedic side of the sceptic movement, this is saddening, or at least it would be if it wasn't for comedic value.