@Justin-H.S. posted a good video in another thread. Toward the end it mentions that ridicule is a legitimate tool. It reminded me of some years ago listening to some members of what they called the intellectual dark web saying the same thing. It also reminded me of when I recently brought this up among some friends from church. I said that some Christian on the internet (CF I think) said we should never mock, because it's mean. But everyone, to a man, agreed that mockery is sometimes appropriate. My sub-deacon cited examples of Saints who used mockery. I don't remember his examples, but I know we find St. Elijah in 1 Kings 18:27, and St. Paul in Galatians 5:12 perhaps engaged in mockery. Did God Himself mock Job when He asked Job "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding."
Can we make a distinction between mocking people, which is mean, and mocking their ideas?
Can we make a distinction between mocking people, which is mean, and mocking their ideas?