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Atheists & Agnostics

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22. 1. Make sure you’re arguing about the same definition of God.

Tue Jan 19, 2016, 11:13 AM

Jan 2016

Shit, ed, we've been trying to get them to define the god they believe in since day 1, and STILL can't get a single one of them to start with this.

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5 atheist arguments you can stop using [View all] DetlefK Jan 2016 OP

That is a smart way to deal with it. Curmudgeoness Jan 2016 #2

Meh. JoeyT Jan 2016 #4

Agreed about it not being about convincing the one you're arguing with. cleanhippie Jan 2016 #20

#2 and #3 make my head hurt. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2016 #5

what a blithering load of excrement... uriel1972 Jan 2016 #6

Yeah, no thanks. Iggo Jan 2016 #7

It just annoys me Binkie The Clown Jan 2016 #8

I know these would certainly work on me. edhopper Jan 2016 #10

I find lawyerly tricks edhopper Jan 2016 #24

Lawyers! trotsky Jan 2016 #25

1. Make sure you’re arguing about the same definition of God. cleanhippie Jan 2016 #22

I think I had a 500+ post thread on that edhopper Jan 2016 #23

"Ask about meaning and purpose." AlbertCat Jan 2016 #27

You might be interested in Brainstormy Jan 2016 #11

Frankly, I don't think many arguments work on any serious believers. progressoid Jan 2016 #12

Yep. I'm not trying to change their minds. Iggo Jan 2016 #13

Why am I seeing so many serious responses Promethean Jan 2016 #17

Cracked isn't satire. Cracked is comedy. DetlefK Jan 2016 #18

so, IOW, these are the best 5 arguments RussBLib Jan 2016 #19

For every one God you disprove, two new Gods will be made up AlbertCat Jan 2016 #26