(September 26, 2010 at 3:19 pm)Nitsuj Wrote: All right, first off: I'm not a born debater, so I need a little help. The kids at my Catholic school have leaned I'm an atheist, and are saying stuff like "Then how was the universe created? How did we get here? Prove god doesn't exist," and all this crap. How can I respond to this? (It doesn't need to be nice)
I'll tackle the "Prove God doesn't exist!" challenge.
Since these twerps go to Catholic School, I'll assume they're talking about the god of the Bible.
The first thing you need to do is ask them if "God" is "loving" and "just".
Guarantee they'll happily say, "Yes!".
You then point out that, according to their Bible, "God" killed swaths of young children, toddlers and babies by drowning them in the "Great Flood".
I would then ask these dimwits if a loving being would drown babies. I would also ask if it is just to drown an innocent child. While they are stammering for an answer, you point out that their god cannot possibly exist because he is a contradiction. A loving being that drowns children? A "just" being that kills innocent toddlers? Such a thing cannot POSSIBLY exist.
Of course, they'll come up with some bullshit to justify this heinous act (I've actually had believers tell me, "No one is innocent!"). But then it's fun to watch them defend the most ridiculous and awful aspects of their religion.
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
