(July 23, 2011 at 1:27 pm)Spectrum Wrote:(July 23, 2011 at 7:43 am)Ace Otana Wrote: Every argument for god is a bad argument.
Yes, but there are very common arguments such as Pascal's Wager, to which the more slippery theists will cling. I think atheists need to spend a lot more time on crap like that, because attacking the Bible and hypocrisy rarely works.
Pascal's wager doesn't really support theists. It can work against them.
For example, I haven't rejected any god because I don't know of any that exist. I've rejected the claim that theists have put forward. Whilst theists cling to one god or another. They chose one god over another. They preach, they threaten hell and many speak for their god which could be a risky thing to do. They could be offending god. Like if someone spoke for me and said I support Nazism.
Besides, by with holding judgement and refusing to accept that such a god like theirs could be so cruel, stupid and pathetic, I've probably given any real god out there far greater respect than any theist. Pascal's wager can easily be used against religion.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
