(June 22, 2010 at 9:58 pm)AngelThMan Wrote:(June 22, 2010 at 5:53 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: As one that has only read this exchange and not taken part, I must say that I have seen this happen so many times it's just silly. rjh4 is not actually addressing anything that is said to him. He is evading the points by harping on the semantics of words and phrases, as opposed to responding to the points that (which he knows full well) were meant by those words and phrases. It is a tactic theists often used to change the focus away from the things they cannot answer coherently.Oh, puh-lease!! You know how many times I've had to point out to atheists that they're focusing on semantics? You're out of your mind, Paul, if you make this claim.
The semantics thing is really more of a kiddie thing, anyway. Teens and such seem to focus on that.
Firstly, I did not say that atheists never use this tactic. I said that theists often use this tactic. Specifically, I accused rjh4 of using this tactic. You I accuse of outright idiocy.