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Are all atheists this ill-informed about religion?
October 18, 2015 at 9:14 pm
I suppose any theist who has read this part of the forum has to chuckle at how terrible atheist critiques of theism are.
But when the laughter dies down, you're left with a troubling realization: There actually is a huge pool of people on this planet who call themselves atheists and post on the internet, but are less familiar with theism than toddlers with the inside of a quantum mechanics textbook.
Where does one go for actually informed atheistic critiques of religion? I'm feeling my brain atrophy after reading some of the threads here.
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RE: Are all atheists this ill-informed about religion?
October 18, 2015 at 9:16 pm
Oh, why don't you tell us all about your fucking fairy tales. I'm sure it will be good for a few laughs.
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RE: Are all atheists this ill-informed about religion?
October 18, 2015 at 9:16 pm
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2015 at 9:17 pm by Faith No More.)
Can't really comment unless you link to some specifics. What exactly do you find lacking?
Second question. How informed do you think one should be to refute claims of magic and invisible wizards?
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RE: Are all atheists this ill-informed about religion?
October 18, 2015 at 9:23 pm
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Have you considered the possibility that what you perceive as lack of substance in the criticism is actually lack of substance of the ideas which are being criticised?
You would like for there to be a more profound criticism of your religion, but maybe it just makes too little sense to lend itself to more meaningful comments.
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RE: Are all atheists this ill-informed about religion?
October 18, 2015 at 9:30 pm
Generally when I hear this kind of claim, it comes from a Christian who notices an atheist refuting a brand of Christianity not his own. I don't think you need to know the Bible backwards and forwards, or Hinduism, or the Koran to notice that there is a startling lack of evidence of god. And I know of no one who knows all the various brands of religion backwards and forwards. There are way too many for anyone to do that.
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RE: Are all atheists this ill-informed about religion?
October 18, 2015 at 9:38 pm
Citations required.
I could make the claims that theists are all ignorant (which isn't true) and then avoid providing examples, too.
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RE: Are all atheists this ill-informed about religion?
October 18, 2015 at 9:50 pm
There are thousands of religions. When all of them - as well as pretty much each believer individually - make up their own sh*t, it's no wonder that it's difficult to keep it all straight.
You want some uninformed critique of religion? Go to any forum dedicated to any religion other than your particular one and see what they have to say about it.
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RE: Are all atheists this ill-informed about religion?
October 18, 2015 at 9:52 pm
(October 18, 2015 at 9:14 pm)Delicate Wrote: I suppose any theist who has read this part of the forum has to chuckle at how terrible atheist critiques of theism are.
But when the laughter dies down, you're left with a troubling realization: There actually is a huge pool of people on this planet who call themselves atheists and post on the internet, but are less familiar with theism than toddlers with the inside of a quantum mechanics textbook.
Where does one go for actually informed atheistic critiques of religion? I'm feeling my brain atrophy after reading some of the threads here.
Odd. I've had exactly the opposite experience here. Most of the Atheists I've met are former theists.
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