What are some good checkmate arguments against religion?

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Just found an interesting page on wikipedia - List Of converts to Christianity from nontheism

This is a list of notable converts to Christianity who were not theists before their conversion. See Nontheism for specifics of what all fits that. All names should be sourced and the source should indicate they had not been a theist, not merely non-churchgoing, before conversion.

They're a mixed lot according to this article. Some started out as religious before becoming atheist or agnostic for a while. Others started out as atheists or agnostics before converting. I've double checked the information on some of them but will only mention two in this post.

How I found God and peace with my atheist brother: PETER HITCHENS traces his journey back to Christianity

During his teenage years and early 20s, Peter Hitchens lost his faith and rebelled against everything he had been brought up to believe in. Here, in a moving and thought-provoking account from his controversial new book, he describes his spiritual journey back to God - and the end of his feud with his brother

His brother, Christopher had the same upbringing but remained an atheist until his death.

Hitchens was raised nominally Christian, and went to Christian boarding schools but from an early age declined to participate in communal prayers.

Tamsin Greig started out as an atheist.

Greig now lives in a flat in Kensal Green, having moved back in 1996 to be with her dying father.[6] She converted to Christianity at this time, having been raised as an atheist.[10] Greig is also a vegetarian.[34]

I doubt that there's any checkmate argument that would work with Peter Hitchens because he'll have heard them all before from his brother.