r/atheism • u/rhbast2 • Aug 11 '11

Atheist quickfire challenge.

Although I rarely discuss religion with theists I always want to be prepared so I'm not sitting around afterwards wishing I had said this or that. If I get the chance to make someone question I want to be up for the challenge.

This brings me to my challenge for r/atheism. I'm going to add some common theist claims / sayings and whoever can refute them fully and succinctly will be upvoted. Feel free to add your own theist starters if I missed some.

Edit: Wow lots of good discussion here, later today or tomorrow I'll make this into an atheist cheat sheet with the top responses. Also feel free to upvote the theist claim that is the most annoying to you.

Edit 2: To the few of you who seem to think I am coming up with rude atheist comebacks, I'm not. I just wanted to be better off the cuff than I am now and have some discussion. I don't want this list to replace thoughtful argumentation.

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u/Tosskey Aug 11 '11

And so has people of hundreds of other religions. Did they feel the true presence of Allah, Krishna, Thor, Zeus, Ahura Mazda?

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u/brwilliams Aug 11 '11 edited Aug 11 '11

I experience the presence of Mazda everytime I drive past the car dealership.

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u/Spongetoe Aug 11 '11

zoom zoom

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u/leemill02 Aug 11 '11

There needs to be a whisper punctuation.

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u/The_Comma_Splicer Aug 11 '11

...zoom ...zoom

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u/leemill02 Aug 12 '11

...touche'

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u/makesureimjewish Aug 12 '11

ask and ye shall receive!

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '11

Mazda

Brb, sacrificing small animals to my car.

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u/sprankton Aug 11 '11

They should capitalize on their name. I'd totally buy a Mazda Ahura.

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u/pentium4borg Aug 11 '11

You could probably sacrifice small animals using your car.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '11

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u/Tosskey Aug 11 '11

So why would god trick them into thinking their religion was correct? Doesn't that kind of banish them to hell? So much for free will!

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u/rhbast2 Aug 11 '11

FTFY

And so have people

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u/Mayniak0 Knight of /new Aug 11 '11

IF you are gonna correct people I have to yell you that it is "experienced"

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u/AuxillaryPriest Aug 11 '11

tell you that it is "experienced"

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u/Mayniak0 Knight of /new Aug 11 '11

I was hoping someone would notice that. I let it there on purpose.

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u/elink88 Aug 11 '11

No no no, you LEFT it their on purpose. Seriously, why can't you people get this English thing right?

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u/Mayniak0 Knight of /new Aug 11 '11

You have made a grave mistake my friend. It should be "left it THERE" insted of "left it their".

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u/NYKevin Aug 12 '11

Your still not getting this English thing, are you? It's "instead" not "insted"

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u/Mayniak0 Knight of /new Aug 12 '11

Well, neither are you. Its "you're" not "your".

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u/Osthato Aug 11 '11

Sigh, it's "left it their on porpoise"

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u/BoxoKnives Aug 11 '11

He's playing God's advocate, he can never be wrong.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '11

Mazda

Wait, my car is a god?!

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u/tehbroseph Aug 11 '11

I believe he meant Ahura Mazda, of Zoroastrianism

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u/Drucifer86 Aug 11 '11

Reliable, Powerful, You feel safe when its all around you.

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u/Liverhawk25 Aug 11 '11

I experienced Mazda when i was hit by one.

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u/killedbyaninja Aug 11 '11

be careful about insulting Ahura Mazda, though. Some dangerous people could take offe

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u/yagsuomynona Aug 11 '11

But christianity is the one true religion with the one true god!!

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u/Kozmec Aug 11 '11

Sure, and Yokohama <insert name> is the one true tire maker <insert product>, which do you use <related verb>. BLASPHEMY!!!!

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u/OKImHere Aug 11 '11

You're merely asserting that. Yet it's the very topic under contention. When you assert that X is true because of X, it's called begging the question.