Debating with theists.

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I usually just keep at them for the same three things

1) They have no proof of anything their religion takes to be true (god, heaven, hell, miracles, sin, etc) Never mind that the entire thing reads like a fairy tale that noone who was either indoctrinated as a child or needed it so bad they could turn off their brain would believe.

2)Science has furnished us with perfectly good theories on where life came from (the last big gap being what caused the big bang but tell them it is more brave to admit you don't know)

3)Every argument they have is based on assertion. They assert that god exists and then use it as a premise in every one of their arguments. Demonstrate that it is an assertion.

I try to remember that I am not neccesarily going to de-convert anyone but at least I can make it so that the beliefs look unjustified. The more that happens the less dominant they will become in society. I have never felt guilty.

Sometimes, although I hate to say it, I find myself feeling utter contempt for the person I am discussing with. That their views are so unfounded and obviously invented that I get mad that they are so forcefully resisting logic, evidence, and common sense.