(December 13, 2012 at 2:18 am)tarshoduze Wrote: Hi.
I'm an atheist, and I can't lie about it anymore. While I wouldn't go shout, "I don't believe in God," I most certainly will say my beliefs (or lack thereof) when asked. So, can anyone list me the most common Christian defenses and the most appropriate atheist reasoning for each defense? I almost got into a debate with my classmate today, but I got speechless when I can't tell her how blind she is when she said, "Just look around you. Isn't that enough proof?" I know--meaningless. Fortunately, I didn't loose her.
I do not like debates, and would prefer my belief to be left alone. However, I'd like to be prepared, as I would like to be able to at least defend my atheism, as they are able to defend their Christianism with such meaningless thoughts.
Thanks, everybody. You all rock
Here's some food for thought - most people prefer that you leave their beliefs alone. The reason is, most of them haven't examined those beliefs and their logical consequences thoroughly and they are unwilling to examine them lest they find it to be a house of cards about to come tumbling down. This is also the reason why many theists continue to use the same arguments over and over again even if they have been proven to be wrong.
In my experience, any casual debate can be shut down pretty easily by pointing out the most obvious and glaring flaws in their belief system. Anyone arguing with you is trying to convince you of a certain viewpoint and if you simply punch a few holes in it, you just need to sit back and watch them fall over themselves trying to plug them up. Educate yourself with the commonly used logical fallacies and criticisms of their position and that should end the discussion pretty quickly.
Oh, and try to make as much fun of their beliefs as possible. No Christian would try to debate you if you keep on referring to their god as the "Virgin fucker".
