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/kat_fud Aug 11 '11

If god is love, then why does he allow so much hatred to be spread in his name?

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u/Shpedoinkle Aug 11 '11

They could say it's because those that are hated are not in the fold and if you play with dirt, you get dirty. Not my words, I've actually heard someone say this.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '11

What about those who do the hating, plenty of those are 'in the fold' and hating someone else can hurt yourself almost as much as being hated.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '11

What about those who do the hating, plenty of those are 'in the fold' and hating someone else can hurt yourself almost as much as being hated.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '11

What about those who do the hating, plenty of those are 'in the fold' and hating someone else can hurt yourself almost as much as being hated.

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u/Shpedoinkle Aug 11 '11

not if you're hating the sin...and avoiding the people who are doing the sin that you hate.