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What are some good checkmate arguments against religion?

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What are some good checkmate arguments against religion?
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RE: What are some good checkmate arguments against religion?
May 25, 2014 at 12:17 am (This post was last modified: May 25, 2014 at 12:27 am by mralstoner.)
According to Dr. Peter Boghossian, author of A Manual for Creating Atheists, don't bother going for the checkmate. Rather, your aim is to move the person one step at a time away from their faith.

I haven't watched this video in a while, but from memory, Peter B says to focus on epistemology i.e. how we form beliefs, how we arrive at certainty about our beliefs, etc. It's a good video.

Street Epistemology - by Dr. Peter Boghossian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orW1AstN7AI
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RE: What are some good checkmate arguments against religion? - by mralstoner - May 25, 2014 at 12:17 am

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