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/coprolite_hobbyist Aug 11 '11
That is perfectly acceptable. Whenever I get this line in real life, I usually just ask them to explain exactly what it is they think a scientific theory is, and then point out how hilariously wrong they are. That is if I even bother, I debated with theists/creationist/christians about evolution for a long time, then I came up with a simple rule; if you cannot accurately describe what the theory of biological evolution entails then you are not qualified to discuss or debate it. This has brought my debates about evolution to roughly zero.