Lots of reading to do if you expect to handle debates with theists online.
1. The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins
2. God The Failed Hypothesis, Victor Stenger
3. The New Atheism, Victor Stenger
4. The End of Faith, Sam Harris
5. Letter To a Christian Nation, Sam Harris
6. God Is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens
7. Infidel, Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Others will add their lists.
Useful terms to know.
The Fallacy of Pascals wager
The problem with infinite regress
Scientists you should get familiar with
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Brian Greene
Lawrence Krauss
Richard Dawkins
Useful websites along with this one to pick brains.
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/
But one general thing you should know. Debate a wide variety of religions worldwide, and you will find over time, they all do the same two things. They either try debunk science, or when they cant do that, they try to claim that science matches their religion. Been at this 15 years and have debated not only Christians, but Jews and Muslims and even Hindus and Buddhists.
Hope that helps.
1. The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins
2. God The Failed Hypothesis, Victor Stenger
3. The New Atheism, Victor Stenger
4. The End of Faith, Sam Harris
5. Letter To a Christian Nation, Sam Harris
6. God Is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens
7. Infidel, Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Others will add their lists.
Useful terms to know.
The Fallacy of Pascals wager
The problem with infinite regress
Scientists you should get familiar with
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Brian Greene
Lawrence Krauss
Richard Dawkins
Useful websites along with this one to pick brains.
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/
But one general thing you should know. Debate a wide variety of religions worldwide, and you will find over time, they all do the same two things. They either try debunk science, or when they cant do that, they try to claim that science matches their religion. Been at this 15 years and have debated not only Christians, but Jews and Muslims and even Hindus and Buddhists.
Hope that helps.