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Seth Andrews used to have segment he called “head slapping” things theists have said to them. I don’t have any personal examples because I really have no patience with talking to theists but here is an example from his old podcast. An atheist young man finally lost his patience while trying to demonstrate for a friend the lack of definitive proof that Jesus existed. To demonstrate even the Bible’s limited information he asked “okay so what was Jesus’ last name. She thought for awhile and then triumphantly blurted out “Christ!”. Any one else have some examples?

Cinco 5 Oct 26
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I once had a Catholic claim in youtube comments that the wine and crackers is only symbolically blood and flesh, and that I was trying to make them sound crazy by saying Catholics (at least are supposed to) literally believe they change to blood and flesh. So I told her to go research.

She came back and said that the wine and crackers change their "substance" (hence tranSUBSTANTiation), but that this cannot be tested for because they look and taste exactly the same as they did before the change. But they are flesh and blood...and that's not crazy...somehow...

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There was a radio quiz show in Liverpool called "Hold yer plumbs", noted for the dumbest contestants. One woman struggled for ages with the question "What was Hitler's 1st name?" Eventually, she came out with "Hiel"

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Jesus’ surname should have been Zimmerman! More likely though Tekton

I’d defined have changed my name to Zimmerman!

God is worried about falling church attendances. So he visits a big New York PR firm to see if can boost his image.
After a month of brainstorming and floating ideas, they talk to him and say this. "Well, you have a good concept and a great product. I mean eternal life, who wouldn't want that? Just a couple of things we think you should do. Firstly, maybe you could maintain a more high profile social media presence and em well we all agree on this, so I will just put it out there. We think that you should change your name to Irving"

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I appear to gravitate toward such crazies … whereas most lean away, waiting for them to go away. Little new, other than continued morphing and blending of irrefutable facts in an attempt to match their preferred fantasies; I’d hear shit like, “Who says that ‘back then’ a day wasn’t the equivalent of a thousand years?” 😀

Stepped into a 3 (them) on 1 (me) session a couple weeks ago… An opportunity to ask some questions, though! ‘How old is our planet?’ ‘After your flood, everyone alive is related to ‘Noah’s (white) family?’ ‘Does life exist on other planets, and does it look like your god?’ ‘Is antibiotic resistant bacteria not evolution in action?’ ...a few other Q’s came to mind during their ..preaching. Though big on fake reality ...their ignorance of science is deadly..

So, no date on earth age, but ‘not over ten thousand years’ 😀 “Yes,” we’re all descended from a handful of boat people'.. No life anywhere beyond us! Refused to admit ‘mutations’ are also responsible for bio-evolution… Listening only for an opportunity to rebut … their minds are closed 😟

Varn Level 8 Oct 26, 2019
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Christ is not a name. Otherwise one could say the father was Joseph Christ and the mother Mary Christ. It's a simple (for once something is simple) title like Joe the Butcher or Mary the accountant. It's Jesus THE Christ. Most of the basic ideas behind religion escapes most people, atheists and religious alike (but most atheists know more than most religionists).

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In Vietnam prior to an operation a chaplain came up to me and said " Don't worry son. God is on our side." I turned around and walked away. Today I'd like to think I'd call him out for his hypocrisy and stupidity.

If so, more proof of Yahweh's incompetence

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Ken, a 66-year-old psychologist from Portland, Oregon. His first message to me:

"I really like your playful, creative, giving being. You're more "spiritual" than most religious people. I'm curious how an "atheist" can live that way."

Sounds like he needs a psychologist or at least investigate the vast scope of Atheism

Maybe a seed (mustard lol) has been planted.

What was your reply?

@rogueflyer Maybe what he really needs is a logical brain?

@LucyLoohoo

This is my response after two Skype sessions:

Ken,
During two Skype sessions- over 3-1/2 hours- I repeatedly asked to change the subject. I was tired of talking about religion.

"We should be able to talk about anything," you insisted. "I don't want to talk about hiking. Hiking is not a deep subject." With this you shut me down.

This is controlling behavior. I felt pressured and hassled by you about religion and spirituality.

I do not want to spend another minute being grilled by you about why I am an atheist, religion and spirituality.

Yesterday a man I used to date, Rich, dropped by as I was kneading four loaves of bread. With a master degree, Rich is highly intelligent and an atheist. Unlike you, Rich immediately saw the insult in your first message to me.

I told Rich you could not understand how I can have loving kindness without attending church and believing in a god. "I get asked that by Christians all the time," Rich replied.

I would never corner Christians and demand that they explain themselves. Yet you and your compatriots think this is acceptable behavior. "I enjoyed the couple of conversations we had," you wrote. It was not fun for me.

Christians who don't know me often demand, as you did, that I explain:

  1. Why I am an atheist.
  2. How the universe began (as if being an atheist automatically makes me an astrophysicist). "Nobody knows," I reply. "Science is advancing more every year."
  3. What happens when people die. "Nobody knows," I reply.
  4. What is "spirituality."

You may think your questions were unique. They were not. Rich and I both find being grilled by Christians rude and tiresome.

I suggest you see a therapist to discuss your bias against atheists.

Yes, I am perfectly capable of "agreeing to disagree." How else do you think I live peacefully in an area dominated by Republicans and Christians?

Kathleen

@LiterateHiker GOOD JOB! Excellent logic excellently expressed. Wonder if he's fuming and wants to argue more? I like the way you brought Rich into the discussion, too. Well done (high fives!)

@LucyLoohoo

Thank you.

Seems like a psychologist would have a better handle on negotiating a mutually-satisfying conversation.

@BitFlipper

No kidding.

@LiterateHiker reminds me of the bit in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy where Zaphod's psychologist is talking to the Vogon captain. Something along the lines of...
"We don't really have friends."
"Professional detachment?"
"No, we just don't have the knack."

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I once heard a theist tell a woman that Jesus would heal her hemorrhoids.

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I was in a work meeting and the manager running it knew I was atheist, so kept making little snide remarks (ex. “We all believe in a higher power. Well, everyone except Alicia. She’s atheist.” ) to single me out. Finally I called her out on the remarks asking if she had a problem with my atheism. She got all huffy and started ranting, “some of my best friends are atheists! I have a gay friend and we sit around a fire and he believe his soul resides in that fire and I’m very tolerant!!!” Um, bitch, pretty sure you don’t know wtf you’re talking about so how about you stfu. Look up atheism before you start talking shit about it.

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Generally, people only had one name until the Early Middle Ages. They might be called "Joseph of Damascus" if there were lots of Joseph's hanging about, or that particular Joseph was prominent in some way. But, bogus question, sorry.

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