RE: I think I have "Dillahunty Syndrome"
July 17, 2012 at 10:02 am
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2012 at 10:02 am by FallentoReason.)
(July 17, 2012 at 9:58 am)apophenia Wrote:(July 17, 2012 at 9:33 am)FallentoReason Wrote: Sorry for joining in a little late, but I think it's absolutely crucial that when one feels like responding to a theist's argument, one has to make it count. I say this from personal experience. If it weren't for those people on AF.com that persisted with constructive arguments that made me think I could very well still be a Christian and thinking all atheists are angry and arrogant.
Another reason why it's important to always give it 110% when one responds is that for some people the argument that has been presented might be avoided initially, but it will lurk at the back of their heads whether they like that or not. Again, I speak from personal experience. There were arguments that I would convince myself were flawed or I had answered fully, but at the end of the day it would still make me think harder even though I didn't like to admit it.
All I can say is that every person is worth it. You don't know where they're at or how much they've looked into things. So if you want to engage in debate there's more than enough reasons to do it properly.
These are just quantum fluctuations. You can identify one and think it meaningful, but the statistical distribution of all of them is essentially random. But I get that you like to believe your actions have meaning. Just don't mistake that belief for truth if it is not in fact true.
But isn't it true that debate will eventually e.g. deconvert someone?
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
