Thanks for the links Min.
On a similar note any thoughts on The Treaty of Paris? "The Treaty of Paris of 1783begins with the words, "In the Name of the most holy and undivided Trinity... Ithaving pleased the Divine Providence” *"
I'm asking these questions because I have been marginally effective in debating on Facebook about the separation of church and state in the U.S. but I'd like a way, if possible, to shut them up a bit faster. I prefer to debate from a very extensive knowledge base. Most of the things I debate are topics that I believed before becoming an atheist. Other topics I have always gone along with because I didn't know the other side of the story. In the past I could only question them not debate them. Sadly, for these latter topics I have to sit in the background and bite my tongue due to lack of sufficient knowledge. Some of my friends and family are seasoned debaters and I don't like engaging them unless I have a lot of bullshit spray, so to speak.
BTW if anyone wonders why I debate it's because I love debating.
On a similar note any thoughts on The Treaty of Paris? "The Treaty of Paris of 1783begins with the words, "In the Name of the most holy and undivided Trinity... Ithaving pleased the Divine Providence” *"
I'm asking these questions because I have been marginally effective in debating on Facebook about the separation of church and state in the U.S. but I'd like a way, if possible, to shut them up a bit faster. I prefer to debate from a very extensive knowledge base. Most of the things I debate are topics that I believed before becoming an atheist. Other topics I have always gone along with because I didn't know the other side of the story. In the past I could only question them not debate them. Sadly, for these latter topics I have to sit in the background and bite my tongue due to lack of sufficient knowledge. Some of my friends and family are seasoned debaters and I don't like engaging them unless I have a lot of bullshit spray, so to speak.
BTW if anyone wonders why I debate it's because I love debating.
I have studied the Bible and the theology behind Christianity for many years. I have been to many churches. I have walked the depth and the breadth of the religion and, as a result of this, I have a lot of bullshit to scrape off the bottom of my shoes. ~Ziploc Surprise
