Stump the Christian?

[abaris]

Some atheist think that Christianity is utterly absurd. If someone starts from a position of naturalism and materialism or was hurt by someone who claimed to be religious, and looks no further than a cursory glance at and what other atheist say about Christianity, that person will have a vastly different perspective than someone who is significantly more familiar with the 1000 different components of Christianity and how they work together into a coherent worldview. 

I'm perfectly aware that challenging a christian is a fruitless endeavor in most cases. And I'm not out to do that unless they come bible thumping into my hangout. I'm not interested in what they're selling, since my conviction that christianity is utterly absurd is firm. So I'm rather surprised that you christians seem to believe that doing mission work on an atheist board might be successful.

This thread isn't the place for that kind of discussion, but let's just say, I can't take anyone seriously who denies evolution and all the scientific knowledge we have about the universe. I quoted the above mainly for the being hurt by religious person part. That's utterly absurd. I never was and I daresay, most of us here, would say the same. It's just that what I learned at school didn't add up with the claims of religion. Occasionally I'm disgusted by religious persons. When they try to force their bigotry on the world at large, when they resort to violence or condemn people for their way of living. And, as I said in another thread, this isn't in any way discriminatory. I despise radical jews, christians and muslims just the same. But it's not my business if anyone wants to go to church and listen to the preachers. Just keep it in church and not in the general public.