Why do we doubt?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I would love to respond to this as a non-devout christian, however, these topics always spiral into ad hominem. Why not just strap a theist to a chair and hit him with some words of wisdom on a megaphone

First off, ad hominem isn't always a fallacy. 'I disagree with your point because you're a douchenozzle' is perfectly appropriate if the person to whom you're responding is, in fact, a douchenozzle.

Secondly, tying theists to chair and berating them has been tried. It was called 'The Inquisition'.

Boru