(March 18, 2013 at 8:11 pm)jstrodel Wrote:(March 18, 2013 at 8:00 pm)Persuade Me Wrote: That's not how things work.
You're right, in the world of the atheist critical thinker, you don't have to actually prove the logic or epistemology you use, you simply apply English language debate categories over non-specialized texts written by people who will not even read the opposing side before they write.
The atheist is a critical thinker, par excellence. (as I am writing, someone is going to cite me for an 'ad populum' or a 'no true scottsman' or even use m-w.com to prove how I was wrong because the dictionary said so, just like the pros, right?
Because in real academic journals, they don't make you prove the concepts you use, they let you just cite Anthony Flew as an absolute authority of discerning nuanced truth claims. They would never make you understand the opposing positions fully either - who cares? Make a dildo joke instead.
So you understand how these things work, yet you ignore them and carry on your bullshit parade.
