How To Easily Defend Any Argument For God

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Ten Simple Steps For Destroying The Arguments Of The Godless

1.  Context is key.  Take your opponent's words out of context, and substitute your own.  Always accuse your opponent of taking your own words out of context.

2.  Make up your own science.  AIG is a terrific source for this.

3.  Insist that the Bible is a moral guide, not a scientific one, then claim the opposite (it's especially effective if you can do this in the same breath).

4.  Claim that Hitler was an atheist, then act like it matters.

5.  Redefine common words in ways that support your argument.  Good examples include 'miracle', 'supernatural', 'nature', 'theory', and 'God'.  Be creative!

6.  Introduce topics that have nothing to do with the argument, then act as if you've scored a point.  For instance, if the topic is cosmology, say, 'But what about Joseph Stalin?' then sit back and look smug.

7.  Accuse your opponent of taking positions they haven't.  A good example might be if, when your opponent questions the efficacy of prayer, accusing him of hating free speech.

8.  Remember that the Bible is malleable. It can be as literal or as allegorical as you need it to be at any given moment.

9.  Make false and irrelevant claims about famous scientists.  Good ones to use are Newton, Einstein, and Darwin.  You opponent will waste valuable time refuting these claims and will have less time to refute the claims you're scared he'll get round to.

10.  If none of the above works, you can always stick your fingers in your ears, shut your eyes and shriek, 'I CAN'T HEAR YOU I CANT HEAR YOU I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!'

Boru

[GrandizerII]

Say that believing in God is reasonable and yet argue that God is beyond our understanding. You cannot lose with this formula.

[Fake Messiah]

The main thing theists do is a diversion. When you start explaining them how something in their faith/ religion doesn't make sense they quickly start diverting conversation on you personally, usually by writing personal insults at you. Or start writing about something completely off topic and usually conspiracies and more precisely the Moon landing.
And this is something that I noticed use theists who take their scripture more literally (aka creationists) and this is something that I deal mostly with theists outside this forum.

While those theists that like to see themselves as more "sophisticated" aren't that much better. While they don't go on you personally that much, they also use usual fallacies to avoid talking about the subject and/ or completely ignore when you show their beliefs to be absurd.

And when they're totally beaten down, they pull the "feelings" card: how God is all about feelings.

[GrandizerII]

The main thing theists do is a diversion. When you start explaining them how something in their faith/ religion doesn't make sense they quickly start diverting conversation on you personally, usually by writing personal insults at you. Or start writing about something completely off topic and usually conspiracies and more precisely the Moon landing.
And this is something that I noticed use theists who take their scripture more literally (aka creationists) and this is something that I deal mostly with theists outside this forum.

While those theists that like to see themselves as more "sophisticated" aren't that much better. While they don't go on you personally that much, they also use usual fallacies to avoid talking about the subject and/ or completely ignore when you show their beliefs to be absurd.

And when they're totally beaten down, they pull the "feelings" card: how God is all about feelings.

Different strategies depending on different personalities man. A lot of theists who come here are dicks and trolls. But there have been a couple of theists who were quite respectful in their debates.

[EgoDeath]

Cool post. I wonder how many religious folks will read this and actually consider that they may be guilty of some of these.

[The Valkyrie]

Burn the heretic(s).