Anti-theistic strawmen?

Hi, nem. Huh. Isn't this what you were trying to argue against in the racism thread?

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)

I dunno. Are you really trying to say that the side with the smaller pile of dead bodies must be the "good" guys? That seems like a strange kind of morality to me.

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)

So that pretty much means we can trust what he says, n'est pas?You, on the other hand, are a Christian. Logically, that means everything you say and everything that you believe is the product of a delusion. A delusion so strong that you cannot even recognize that you are deluded. You think that you understand the facts, but actually your delusion is clouding your judgment. You think that you are reasoning logically, but your delusion is warping your ability to reason logically. You believe that you are being led by the Holy Spirit, but in reality it is your delusion that is leading you.

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)

Actually one of them (Sam Harris?) has pointed out that the biggest difference between religion and these other potentially dangerous irrational faith-based ways of thinking is that for some reason it is supposed to be discourteously to openly criticize religious ways of thinking; for some reason, one is supposed to respect irrational faith-based ways of thinking if explicitly labeled religion.I can poke fun at a person's superstitious belief in a giant Invisible Hand That Regulates Marketplaces -- people might disagree with me, they might even call me silly, but at least it would be considered a legitimate discussion in political/social/economic discourse.But if I criticize a persons superstitious belief in a Charleton Heston look-alike living in the sky who loves us and wishes he didn't have to send us to Hell, then I'm told that I'm out of line.It's the idea that some irrational faith-based beliefs are supposed to have some sort of protected status.

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)

By noting that Hitler sometimes did tell the truth.

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)

Ooh, good point.Since crashfrog is an atheist, he must be a liar. So when he says he's an atheist, he must be lying. Oh, wait a minute....

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)