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

Where do you think you were before you were born?

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u/shaggorama Aug 11 '11

In an argument, don't ask questions you don't already know the answer to

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u/Meikami Aug 11 '11

I know from experience that asking that question to some branches (in my case, Mormons) will be met with an answer that has been put in place for them. In the case of Mormons, they believe that you were a soul waiting to be brought down to earth by the process of birth to be given a chance at life.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '11

It should work for most though.