fritleyfrisp May 25, 2008
I think you're parodying ex Christians but I can't be quite sure. Your writing is shockingly bad and you can't argue for bunk. I'm not usually this forward with people but I'm putting you alongside Mike Wright and other parody websites. I could be wrong though and if I am...so what?
You can find all of this at my official YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/user/Johnwloftus
Something I have learned to acknowledge over the years is the fact that all great authors and philosophers will always have their dissenters (that is how you spell it, right?) and hard core critics. Socrates had his critics, Jesus had his critics, Ghandi had his critics, and even to this day Mother Teresa is being criticized for her apparent lack of faith or belief in God (I happen to be one of those critics but that's a different point altogether for now).
The point is, we know that the messages of these major figureheads carried were profoundly sound (except for the religion aspect to it, i.e., Jesus, Ghandi, and Mother Teresa). Jesus himself was even criticized by members of his own family as described in the New Testament. Now, a question I have for all of you readers out there is this: Just because a fellow atheist criticizes the methods and style of another unbeliever, does that mean that there is something to "fix" or something wrong with the person being criticized and his arguments? The utlimate answer, to put it bluntly, is NO. In which case I have no reason to think otherwise when it applies to my case. As far as I can tell, my arguments are withholding and I have not heard a single good refutation of them which has set my record straight. I'd say I'm on a pretty balanced diet of sound logic and philosophical principles. After all, logic is my trade, so when I suspect that someone is criticising me because of that, I simply assume that they are ignorant of philosophy and need to be educated in it before finding the gall to spout off nonsense that would only come from an ignoramus.
And I truly believe that most of the audiences here which subscribe to this blog are without judgmental biases and could tell you in a straightforward manner that I have presented a good solid case to doubt the central tenents of Christianity and theism in general (God belief). Theism leads to dangerous thinking, even to the point where you can use it as a justification for anything. So, I believe I am not only justified on the reasoning of my sound arguments, I am also doing this world a favor by presenting those sound arguments in hopes of deconverting Christians and pulling the wool covering the eyes hence blinding them from reality and ultimate truth.
3 comments:
You can't compare yourself with people of those magnitude, and even if you did you must realize there is a major flaw in your argument. They actually used critiques to better their craft. They accepted feedback from all sides of the board. This is the very same reason Lincoln filled his cabinet with people of different parties. He chose not to be one-sided and arrogant, such as yourself.
What i would like to see if you want to 'debunk' this critic would be to prove your points. You would find that there really is no definite answer to the question of religion, that is why it is still practiced (80%+ of the world is not an idiot). I challenge you to find someone who defends the ideas of God and religion and debate with them, someone credible, to truly support your arguments.
P.S. this is not a direct comment to this article but to you in general.
This post isn't too bad if you remove it from the context of a bunch of people who've apparently never had a serious discussion with an atheist, trying to pretend to be atheists. The quasi-Platonist, anti-modern view of evolution is one dead giveaway.
Of course, I get my share of "criticism" that typically involves a lot of thought-stopping cliches and attempts to change the subject, rather than anything of substance. I even suggest more effective strategies they can employ. Unfortunately, they never seem to listen.
Oh man, it's like Bronze Dog doesn't realize there really are atheists who act just like this.
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