RE: Conversational Challenges
November 12, 2015 at 12:36 pm
(This post was last modified: November 12, 2015 at 12:40 pm by Fidel_Castronaut.)
(November 12, 2015 at 12:24 pm)Oceanian Wrote:(November 12, 2015 at 12:18 pm)Exian Wrote: Some of those are "We don't know." And some are just a google search away.
For the last one, you need to understand the burden of proof and why it rests on the person making the claim.
I'm sorry, but "We don't know." is a very weak argument against close-minded christians.
Also, google isn't such a reliable place to search for atheist arguments.
What Christians or indeed anyone view as 'weak' when that's the only intellectual honest (and truthful) statement is their problem. There are countless, probably infinite subjects out there in the Universe that we as humanity know next to nothing about. Admitting this is not a vice, indeed it's the only way to open up those subjects to investigation.
If the answer is that you don't know, then you don't know.
It's much, much worse to make stuff up in lieu of admitting one's ignorance. That's what theists do.
I would also query what you mean by 'atheist arguments'?