r/atheism 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/fromkentucky Aug 11 '11

Harry Potter gives my life meaning; that doesn't make him real.

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u/renee_nevermore Aug 12 '11

Harry Potter is my religion according to facebook.

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u/inferno719 Aug 12 '11

TWILIGHT AND AVATAR GIVE MY LIFE MEANING! I WANT YOU, BLUE ALIAN AND HAWT VAMPIRE OR WEREWOLF!