Recently had this exchange with an atheist.
With typical atheist arrogance, the author said:
There are, [religious people] say, “other ways of knowing” than science. With regard to religion, specifically. they mention: faith, dogma, scripture, personal experience, and revelation.
The article is lengthy and refutes arguments that nobody ever makes.
My response is here.
I tried to start a conversation with the author.
Here’s what happened:
Of course, rather than talking directly to me, the atheists talk ABOUT me here.
I’m positively terrifying!
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It amaze me how fast they give up. It’s like “okay why do you think this way?” “YOU’RE SO DIFFICULT! WHY DO YOU GO ON AND ON ABOUT YOUR GOD AND JESUS?!?! GET A LOAD OF THIS GUY WILL YA?”
My working theory is this: As soon as they understand that I’m making sense, they change the subject or end the conversation. Vague definitions are important to atheists. When the meaning of words is clear, they usually start calling names.
Notice that Steve ended the conversation as soon as I called him out for believing in “unseen things”.
The most telling aspect of every single discussion you have is how quickly they resort to ad hominem attacks on you. Calling someone names in an argument is the clearest clue that you a) don’t understand your position and have therefore no idea how to explain it, and b) are more interested in impressing the people you agree with than in helping someone to think differently.
I guess I should also say that pointing out that an idiot is an idiot (as you do here, in a different context) is not the same as calling someone an idiot instead of answering their question when engaged in a discussion with them. You show clearly how and why they are deserving of their moniker. All they ever do is call you names *because you say things.*