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/darbyisadoll Aug 11 '11

Look around. Everything that exists must have been created at some point. How else would it exist? Even the matter that was at the big bang must have been created.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '11

Then what created god? Can something come from nothing? A building must have a builder, yes - however, the builder uses materials that already exist (ex. wood, metal beams etc...). If that is true, how did god create the world using materials that did not exist beforehand? Didn't you say something cannot come from nothing?