"I don't belive in an invisible being that resides somewhere beyond the clouds," I say to Jehovah's Witnesses. This shuts them up. While they puzzle, I laugh and shut the door.

I mainly just ask the hard questions that I know will require them to contradict themselves, then smile while they struggle. I'd rather give them something tough that they'll be chewing on long after I've left the scene than win a small, but short lived, battle.

Why bother, you may as well bang your head against a brick wall. Once a mind believes,it’s closed.

I don't debate, you can't change generation after generation of brainwashing.

I don't tend to start debates, but if a Christian finds out I'm am atheist and confronts me, I'm not gonna back down from one. Right of the rip ill quote exodus 21 that condones slavery, paul's letters that make women second class citizens, the psalm that says you should be happy while smashing the heads of your enemy's infants, and the command to kill witches. Most Christians have never been confronted with this stuff and they just kinda stare at you. Some who have a bit of debate experience will do the religious tapdance, tell you that you are taking it out of context, and have some elaborate story to explain it away.

Yes, but kicking a dead mule ain't fun.

Usually roll my eyes and then question all their facts till they call me a non believer.

no because I don't do it

I stopped doing that. The conversation goes nowhere and becomes circular. Now I just tell offensive jokes to my Xian co-workers.

I don't bother. there is no point in it. You won't convince them.

“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”

― Mark Twain

Was it a John Wayne movie, maybe True Grit, where Rooster Cogburn is drunk and the girl is reproaching him when Glen Campbell responds by saying something like " You can't banty words with a drunk, all you've done is best a fool"? Or am I conflating that observation from two movies. Regardless, it's the same sentiment.

No, I don't ....and I don't because I don't waste time debating with ignorant people.

I don't debate anyone.

Sometimes I seem to seek frustration by debating christians.

No, I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person. It's a whole lot like trying to teach a pig to sing, it annoys the pig and wastes your time.

Never debate anyone with no rationality

I generally don't bother with christians. They suck at debating.
I only do it on the rare occasion when I'm really bored and looking for a little sport.

Have in the past, but mostly ignore them now.

I would like that if I could find one that could do it intelegently, when they say it’s a matter of faith they are saying I don’t care about facts, effectively they aren’t listening after that. Also I am probably just as bad from their perspective since I’m not going to except faith or personal experience that occurs only inside them as evidence of anything but delusion.

My ground rules for discussing "issues" with Christians is that they cannot argue their points based on faith, and I use the verse that faith is the belief in "things unseen." When they begin to insist that history supports the Bible, I laugh and the conversation stops. I do not get frustrated because I do not expect them to understand my points. I am not trying to persuade them of anything--it's useless.

I avoid it like the plague

Yes I don’t even try anymore. It’s like talking to a brick wall. Except a brick wall is smarter.

I don't bother. Religious people are like alcoholics, nothing changes them until THEY see there is a problem.

The one I hate most of all is negotiating which place to order lunch from. Exhausting.

I don't debate with christians. One cannot reason on a subject of irrationa belief.