Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion

[Redbeard The Pink]

False. Data from sources like this survey from the Pew forum on Religious Religion and Public Life consistently show that, in general, atheists and agnostics are better informed about religion(s) than anyone else.


Personally, I spent 20+ years rigorously studying the Bible in a ministry household, plus part of my college career studying various other world religions, and I can tell you with certainty that straw men are completely unnecessary when it comes to dismantling the supposed veracity of the Bible (or other superstitious gibberish, for that matter).


Your condescension toward people's imaginary anger is merely a deflection technique you've employed to avoid supporting anything you've said in this thread so far. All you've really done here is posted an article, declared "I agree with this article!" and when it's pointed out to you that there are major problems with the claims forwarded from the get-go of the article, you immediately resort to, "Nope, you're just dumb...and angry. READ MY ARTICLE!"


You are a sad little man. Make some friends or something.

I wouldn't apply the results of a broad survey on the narrow slice of this forum's population. That's like taking a survey of the nation's IQ, and inferring that the Kardashians must be on par.

But if it's true that you have spent 20+ years rigorously studying the Bible in a ministry household (and I expect you mean something academically credible, not the Westboro Baptist or atheistforum.org equivalent of "rigorous study"), then point me to one of your critiques.

I'd love to read your thoughtful criticisms.

You can find all my posts in less than a second by going to my profile and clicking a link. If you really want to know what I think about your silly little Gaud, it's plastered all over the forums. I'm pretty active. Have fun.


If, on the other hand, there's a particular biblical/religious claim that you'd like my opinion on, feel free to put it forward. So far you've claimed that it's a myth that atheists generally know religion better than believers, and you have yet to show any evidence of this claim. You've decided to dismiss the Pew Research Center's evidence by acting as if you were only talking about what you see on this forum, even though the title of your thread says "atheists" and not "atheist members of this forum." Try to keep from moving those goalposts around; it's unsportsmanlike.


And no, my immediate family was Presbyterian until the PCUSA starting warming up to gay people; then they split off into that new ECO thing. Presbyterians are pretty moderate and typical, from what I gather. My brother and I weren't raised to march around with signs or yell at random people with bullhorns. We were always a pretty average, church-going, American family.