(April 17, 2015 at 7:16 pm)abaris Wrote:(April 17, 2015 at 7:14 pm)noctalla Wrote: But again, I can't think of any rational justification for making the claim. The sole reason seems to be to absolve the claimant from having any burden of proof.
What makes you think that theist arguments have to be rational? They believe in the supernatural, which in itself is irrational.
The particular theist I was arguing with took a 'more rational than thou' tone. He was very condescending. I rarely debate with theists, but after he opened with: "You'd be better off not parroting New Atheism bromides. This is rudimentary stuff." I knew I had to take the guy to task.