RE: The Proselytizer's Dream
July 18, 2011 at 3:15 am
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2011 at 3:16 am by Trog31.)
The point (to me anyhow) ISN'T to convince Theists of their folly, rather to become better at refining the arguements and logic down to a clean cut.
There are a finite list of religious arguments (and most are variations on a theme). To be skilled at recognizing and refuting these
arguments as quickly and cleanly as possible is a value to you personally. When confronted with a zealot IRL you
can turn the tables on them very quickly and show those he was trying to bamboozle that he is a snake-oil salesman.
(I'm reminded of that scene in Good Will Hunting when Will out quotes, out thinks and out plays the 'playa' in the bar)
If they want to run in here with their latest and greatest "gotcha" to beat the Atheists, let them!
I can use the target practice.
There are a finite list of religious arguments (and most are variations on a theme). To be skilled at recognizing and refuting these
arguments as quickly and cleanly as possible is a value to you personally. When confronted with a zealot IRL you
can turn the tables on them very quickly and show those he was trying to bamboozle that he is a snake-oil salesman.
(I'm reminded of that scene in Good Will Hunting when Will out quotes, out thinks and out plays the 'playa' in the bar)
If they want to run in here with their latest and greatest "gotcha" to beat the Atheists, let them!
I can use the target practice.
