RE: Why do some theists bring up Adolf Hitler when discussing atheism?
September 26, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Bringing up Hitler or Stalin is designed to hide the fact that you have nothing intelligent left to say while still maintaining the desperate need to win the argument and make yourself look good, it's basically a mix of an appeal to emotions and scaremongering.
What is even worse is the tired line "if there is no god then Hitler and Mother Teresa both ultimately end up in the same place" which is true, but it's also not an argument for the existence of God - Just because a worldview has implications that aren't in-line with our desires doesn't make the worldview false.
What is even worse is the tired line "if there is no god then Hitler and Mother Teresa both ultimately end up in the same place" which is true, but it's also not an argument for the existence of God - Just because a worldview has implications that aren't in-line with our desires doesn't make the worldview false.
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