(January 3, 2017 at 10:51 pm)MyelinSheath Wrote:(January 3, 2017 at 9:44 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Get him Richard Dawkins "The Greatest Show On Earth." It's pretty hard reading for a bible-thumper but it is more compelling than some shitty bible verse.He'll quickly dismiss Dawkins as an untrustworthy liberal atheist.
Well, he is a liberal atheist by USA standards - but perhaps this suggests another, less direct angle. I would suggest subtly challenging his bias. We all have them, to one degree or another - if he doesn't recognize that... Anyhow, explore his bias. Use the Socratic method. What makes a source credible? Ask him, don't argue with him. Let him talk. As he talks, you'll have more questions. Get to the root of the bias.
He's not likely to learn shit until he learns to read for comprehension outside his worldview.