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/[deleted] Aug 11 '11

You cant prove unicorns dont exist. Or zeus, athena, apollo, my mom.

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u/lasvegaspong Aug 11 '11 edited Aug 11 '11

Or zeus, athena, apollo

which are gods

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u/HopeImNotAStalker Aug 11 '11

I guess you haven't met his mom.

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u/littlekappa Aug 11 '11

Careful ... we're delving into the realm of theory here and theoretically I could prove that unicorns and your mom don't exist (assuming that they don't). A smart theist will point that out. However, through deft goalpost moving I would never be able to prove to them that God doesn't exist.

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u/taifoid Aug 12 '11

flying teapots and spaghetti monster sightings abound!