tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post8284499705718333315..comments2023-09-02T07:14:49.753-04:00Comments on Atheism And The City: Cognitive Acrobatics On Slavery & Killing Naughty Kids, Once AgainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-40777777964779856452013-09-22T20:29:48.726-04:002013-09-22T20:29:48.726-04:00Debating and having conversations in general about...Debating and having conversations in general about religion, philosophy and science are very helpful. Just recently I went to YouTube and it recommended I watch an apologist video. So I clicked on it and saw how Christians are training armies of apologists to go out and convert the masses and they use the most ignorant close minded patently false science and logical tricks out there to do so. So I personally see it as an obligation to interface with those of faith and defend naturalism. The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-38937089609679214352013-09-22T19:10:20.152-04:002013-09-22T19:10:20.152-04:00You are quite likely right, but you just never kno...You are quite likely right, but you just never know. I'm sure the people I used to debate with when I was a Christian wrote me off. My journey took so long I had lost contact with most of the people I debated with by the time I became an atheist. They will never know how much they helped me out.Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-27130409800936995782013-09-20T22:30:35.647-04:002013-09-20T22:30:35.647-04:00Glad you eventually saw the light. This guy I'...Glad you eventually saw the light. This guy I'm debating is down the gutter. He literally thinks Armageddon is right around the corner. Unbelievable. The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-8639414811211954282013-09-20T15:15:42.450-04:002013-09-20T15:15:42.450-04:00I wasn't a Jehovah's Witness, but I did gr...I wasn't a Jehovah's Witness, but I did grow up in a fundamentalist church. I used to do all kinds of crazy mental acrobatics, just like this guy. It's a ton of work. I had no idea how much work it was until I finally gave up and left the religion. Only looking back was I able to see how much effort I spent on it. That was probably the biggest feeling of freedom I've ever experienced, to not have to maintain such convoluted logic anymore.<br /><br />As to your last paragraph, it is absolutely worth it to argue with these people. In addition to being a good example for onlookers, you could be having an effect on the person you are arguing with. I know for myself, every time I had one of those conversations, my mental gymnastics had to get just a little bit more complicated. It took a long time, but the cumulative effect of that eventually brought the whole thing crashing down.Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.com