Reductio ad Absurdum: How to most efficently communicate with theists

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There is nothing wrong with a bit of sarcasm in debate. Religion largely bases its arguments on the authority of scripture or religious figures. Hitchens was good about leveling the playing field by insulting the title of Reverend and referring it to something to be ashamed of rather than respectful of. Did that fortify the Reverends resolve? Probably. Was there a theist listening who laughed at Hitchens poke at the preacher and now has had one religious chain removed from their brain? Maybe. When we debate there is usually an audience and mockery or satire can work in the atheists favor if used to expose theist weaknesses and fallacies or promote the anti- authoritarian nature of atheism. Some arguments are so silly and irrational that a bit of mockery is called for.