I've noticed that there's an imbalance in the way believers interact with non-believers on the Internet:
Theists: Threats, pleas, anecdotes about "miracles," co-opting (and sometimes outright mangling) of scientific theories, and a whole catalogue of logical fallacies: Argument from Authority, Strawman, Poisoning the Well, Burden of Proof, Equivocation Fallacy, Texas Sharpshooter, Existential Fallacy, the works.
Atheists: Shrug, smile, and say "Not convinced. What else ya got?"
As someone who doesn't bother going to believers' forums to try to deconvert them, I find this fascinating.
And amusing, in a sad way.
Believers, why are you investing so much of your precious time in this enterprise? Surely you've noticed by now that it doesn't work very well at all. Is it a desperate concern to "save" us, or are you angry that we don't believe as you do, or is it something else?
Non-believers, any particularly funny examples of failed conversion attempts that spring to mind?
Theists: Threats, pleas, anecdotes about "miracles," co-opting (and sometimes outright mangling) of scientific theories, and a whole catalogue of logical fallacies: Argument from Authority, Strawman, Poisoning the Well, Burden of Proof, Equivocation Fallacy, Texas Sharpshooter, Existential Fallacy, the works.
Atheists: Shrug, smile, and say "Not convinced. What else ya got?"
As someone who doesn't bother going to believers' forums to try to deconvert them, I find this fascinating.
And amusing, in a sad way.
Believers, why are you investing so much of your precious time in this enterprise? Surely you've noticed by now that it doesn't work very well at all. Is it a desperate concern to "save" us, or are you angry that we don't believe as you do, or is it something else?
Non-believers, any particularly funny examples of failed conversion attempts that spring to mind?
