RE: If Allah has a plan, what is the point of Dua?
January 20, 2016 at 5:16 pm
(This post was last modified: January 20, 2016 at 5:46 pm by ReptilianPeon.)
Several hundred years ago, belief it deities was the most sensible position (namely Deism). Today not so. Religioists all use the same tired arguments, e.g. William Lane-Craig uses the same arguments in a debate to Hamza Tzortis. In fact, Hamza even copies William's gestures (hand movements).
Trouble is, religionist personalities love to ambush unsuspecting people (especially the local Dawah Table) because it makes them look good in front of their worshipers. Maybe I'm being a little harsh with this next part, but: There are lots of people who claim to be Atheists but then aren't exactly prepared when confronted with even the most childish of arguments (I've seen this is in street proselytizing videos). It's like they haven't really thought about the reasons for being an Atheist. And this reinforces confirmation bias in the religionists - especially their lackeys - the doubly ignorant viewers.
I think that all people who claim to be Atheists have a duty to investigate the most common of the generic arguments (those that can be applied to any deity) Theists are likely to utter so that they are prepared when Theists ask them questions (related to religion). Doing so can only be a good think for Atheists in general because they can better educate their critics. I see some people in street 'debates' (a religionist trying to shove as much dogma into a short conversation as possible) who say that they are Atheist and then say all sorts of strange things that make them appear silly. Then again, the religionists don't want to look bad in front of the camera so of course they're only going to share the worst people.
P.S. Sorry for going off on a tangent. I know we're supposed to be discussing free will. Maybe encouraging investigating religionist claims can be a topic for the future.
Trouble is, religionist personalities love to ambush unsuspecting people (especially the local Dawah Table) because it makes them look good in front of their worshipers. Maybe I'm being a little harsh with this next part, but: There are lots of people who claim to be Atheists but then aren't exactly prepared when confronted with even the most childish of arguments (I've seen this is in street proselytizing videos). It's like they haven't really thought about the reasons for being an Atheist. And this reinforces confirmation bias in the religionists - especially their lackeys - the doubly ignorant viewers.
I think that all people who claim to be Atheists have a duty to investigate the most common of the generic arguments (those that can be applied to any deity) Theists are likely to utter so that they are prepared when Theists ask them questions (related to religion). Doing so can only be a good think for Atheists in general because they can better educate their critics. I see some people in street 'debates' (a religionist trying to shove as much dogma into a short conversation as possible) who say that they are Atheist and then say all sorts of strange things that make them appear silly. Then again, the religionists don't want to look bad in front of the camera so of course they're only going to share the worst people.
P.S. Sorry for going off on a tangent. I know we're supposed to be discussing free will. Maybe encouraging investigating religionist claims can be a topic for the future.
