I’m sure there are other groups that do it too, but I’ve noticed it most often from christian apologists, probably in part case I like listening to debates/discussions with them from atheist youtubers, but I’ve also noticed it talking to christians myself.

It always feels super weird to me, but that’s also coming from someone who feels weird with eye contact and saying other peoples names, so maybe it’s just me. Has anybody else noticed it, or are there other people you’ve noticed that do that? Does it seem weird to you?

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    I think you’re just listening to that group a lot? If you go to a sales event or an expo people will say your name and make eye contact. It’s really normal behavior that in a normal situation you don’t need to over analyze but it is being amplified in those situations

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      Yeah, I mean among friends and coworkers people will definitely call each other by name, and that does still feel weird but nearly as much. The frequency they use names is just way less and the tone/attitude is different

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        Sounds like you’d think this was weird in any situation so why are you even asking the question? If you’re going to show respect to someone, you use their name. It’s also a sales tactic to show that you’re paying attention to them and took note of their name when they said it. It makes people more comfortable when you’re personable with them. At least the majority of people. I know everyone’s scared these days to even answer an unknown phone number.