bilby
Fair dinkum thinkum
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No, that's a poor example, because it is demonstrably true.When you have no way to win an argument, destroy the conversation.
"People who believe in a make-believe god are delusional. There is no god."
Like that?
Proof is for mathematics and alcohol. "You have no evidence that any gods exist" would be better."You cannot prove (to my satisfaction) that god exists."
Or that?
Again, not a great argument, but true nonetheless."Fundies are so stupid."
WTF is a 'Bright'?"Brights are smart, and moral, and everything."
That's silly. God is fictional."God is wicked and evil."
I mean, God IS wicked and evil (If we take the more popular tales about him, such as the Christian, Islamic, and Judaic stories, as canon), but it isn't a big deal. Darth Vader is wicked and evil, but as he too is fictional, it isn't a big deal.
Not bad advice if you are looking for approbation. I guess it all depends on what you want."Shut up and get out of here. Nobody is on your side."
Showing your opponent's position to be ridiculous is a very good argument; If you don't want to be shown up as ridiculous, then simply stop making ridiculous assertions."The Flying Spaghetti Monster - ha, ha, ha, ha, ha".
These are a few of the countless ways atheists destroy the conversation.
Yes, we are good at it, eh.
The big difference being that we are also good at contributing rationally to the conversation.
'Destroy the conversation' is one of the options at our disposal; but the important point is that it isn't the ONLY option we have, other than mindless conformance.