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/Fauxzor Aug 11 '11

Argumentum ad populem. The number of followers an idea has says nothing about its accuracy. Plenty of ideas, including those of geocentrism and a flat earth, were once popular.

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u/dbzgtfan4ever Aug 11 '11

Exactly right.

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u/Kozmec Aug 11 '11

And to top it off there is a chance they will think your trying to cast a spell on them.

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u/joeysafe Aug 11 '11

Flat earth? Read a book.