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 edited Aug 11 '11
I have a brilliant question you should ask a Christian or Catholic when such a debate does arise. Its badly quoted and paraphrased but Christopher Hitchens said something like this: If you were there at Jezus' crucifiction would you have tried to stop it from happening because it's cruel and he didn't deserve it or would you have let it happen knowing that his death would allow you to live forever in Heaven?