Do atheists strive to have intelligent critiques of religion, or will any hackneyed epithet do?

Answer 1

One must be armed with both types of ammunition. If someone starts the conversation with, "But then why are there still monkeys?" You dont waste the good bullets on them. Hand them a sparkler and let them Oohhh and Ahhhh over it.

Save the diamond tipped titanium-steel kevlar-coat can-pierce-depleted-uranium rounds for the people willing to come out all guns blazing with you.

Answer 2

From birth you are taught that there is a God. Atheists become so through reason, education, science, and history.

I did not become an athiests out of choice but out of the realization that all the current religions of the world came about in the same manner that all ancient religions likewise arrived. But we give no creidence the the cults of Zeus or Osiris.

Ask yourself if the Bible, Quran, or Torah were being written in modern times if you would believe them. Some would that is why Scientology exists. But most rational thinking people regardless of education would not. So where does that leave us?

Answer 3

What on Earth would be the point of an intelligent critique? Anyone with a modicum of intelligence can see plainly the patent absurdity of religion. In my view, therefore, it is best to strive to knock some sense into those who have none.

Answer 4

In then end, to a theist, neither argument will matter, so might as well approach a "critique" depending on your mood.

I have spent great time and effort to compile sources, references, and well written arguments defending scientific principals, and criticizing theist claims.

They are almost entirely brushed off by "god-did-it" or "you're going to hell".

Since then I have decided to stop wasting my time; not a single theist I have meet since being here had a shred of interest in facts, and only interest in maintaining ignorance and false information.

Answer 5

Sometimes our answers are short and opinionated, just like those of the sheeple. But, the intelligent and thought-out answers come from our years of searching and trying to see why so many people believe in a bunch of tall tales from and old book written by racist, sexist, ancient men.

Answer 6

Change the word athiest in your question for Christian and the anwer would be a resounding YES.

Why do you not realise that atheists do not chase any religions and no other religions complain about atheists.

This is just another example of bad Christian attitudes.

Answer 7

Many atheists do.

Read Richard Dawkins, for example.

Myself, I tend not to waste my time critiquing religion -- what's the point? If believers were amenable to reason, they wouldn't be believers.

Answer 8

None yet critique powerful on my comments. Have seen some sensible opposing comments from different Y/A R&S individuals that are very sturdy. seen often nonsense Y/A R&S individuals who "don't get it"and quote dogma attempting to "baffle with BS". and additionally seen fairly idiotic and offensive solutions who deny undeniable good judgment (alongside with undeniable good judgment in my solutions).

Answer 9

As a Christian and a Biblical literalist... I would say that your question makes you guilty of exactly the same thing.

Your question is far from an intelligent critique of atheism.

Answer 10

Now, now--don't be bitterly superior; none of us should presume to have a lock on absolute truth. A good question might be--Which has been responsible for more human death and suffering through human history--atheism or religion? I think I'll ask it!