Disproving Odin - An Experiment in arguing with a theist with Theist logic

[vulcanlogician]

I figured you'd like the cut of her jibe . But seriously, she accuses atheists of intellectual dishonesty by poking holes in their arguments. Even assuming all the arguments she lists are weak (she strawmans quite a bit), this doesn't mean the person making them is intellectually dishonest.

I don't think she's making any attempt to refute atheistic arguments. So it's not that she's setting up staw men; but rather, giving a laundry list of stupid things many atheists say, in the same way that some Christians say a lot of stupid shit. Any atheist who uses the term 'zombie Jew' or calls the bible a "magic book" only reals his or her ignorance, dishonesty, or just basic religious bigotry.

In a vacuum, you would be correct, Neo. But let's face it... terms like "magic book" come about because people on the other side say things like "Holy and Inerrant Word of God" and refer to the Bible as a source of absolute truth.

If you're going to condemn atheists for using the "magic book" pejorative, you need to condemn theists for referring to it as "more than a book," as something beyond reproach as something that is a mortal sin to even doubt.