I'm still an atheist, but...

[abaris]

Ah, but the gotcha was whether the copy pasted contained any good points.  Cause you know, good points are good points.

But to make good points you have to know your sources. You have to make an educated selection based on source criticism. You also have to present more than one author. And most of all, you don't cherry pick that one author to make him confirm your preconceived notion.

What he does is the dishonest approach and certainly not in any way, shape or form, making a good point.