Atheos Curveballs, Part 3

Believers say the most bizarre things.

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Just look at our calendar. 2000 years ago the living God walked among us. The Gregorian calendar proves Jesus existed.

The Gregorian calendar was drafted in 1582 under Pope Gregory XIII. In what manner does the establishment of a calendar make the God real?

The Gregorian calendar was arbitrarily written by a man, it proves nothing.

What about the names of days & months? Does this prove that Gods like Moon, Tiu, Woden, Thor, Frigg, Saturn, etc., existed, too?

The Gregorian calendar proves that a Pope can rewrite our method of tracking the year, nothing more.

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Atheists are compelled (by Gods) to think of & seek Gods.

I'm compelled to disagree with you. Then why are theists compelled to find God?

Then why do so many people not feel divine compulsion?

Atheists are compelled by a desire for freedom from religion to think of disabusing others of their delusion.

What about all the atheists who are indifferent to Gods & don't think or care about Gods?

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The fact that America is foremost in world power proves the existence of God.

America isn't the foremost world power. Don't you know that?

If America was over-thrown by Canada five years from now, would you change your mind?

What suggests that a deity would prefer & promote one nation over all others?

America has done more harm & invaded more countries than nearly any other nation over the past 60 years.

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Why would Mel Gibson make the Passion of the Christ movie?

Because he's a demented whack job.

Being in America (a largely Christian country), he knew he would make a ton of money by producing this movie.

Many people make many movies about many things & often these themes conflict. Why would Mel Gibson, an actor, possess the truth?

Different people with different beliefs make different movies. Mormons & Scientologists make movies about their faith, too.

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Tide goes in, tide goes out.' Bill O’Reilly

What is the relationship between the tide & the existence of a supernatural entity?

Are we talking religion or clamming?

How do you know a council of Gods on Venus isn’t responsible for our Earthly tides?

The tides are actually a myth.

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I believe in my belief.

Belief in belief only makes a belief more faulty.

Self-diagnosis.

I don't understand.

Does the fact that you believe something mean it's true?

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Love is only possible through God.

Why? Aren't emotions like love about a direct relationship between oneself & someone or something else?

Or through truth & sincerity, which is how love operates in my life. Maybe you'll understand when you wake up.

That's either a hugely understated metaphor or a nonsensical statement.

I'd really like to learn how you arrived at this belief.

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How else can we explain paranormal phenomena like angels?

There are no angels & therefore there isn't anything to explain.

How do you know there are angels?

What evidence is there for paranormal phenomena?

Crazy people?

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Suffering indicates God created an ideal balance between believers & unbelievers. God chooses to make humans suffer. (Paraphrasing WL Craig)

Suffering indicates the sadomasochistic manner of any God that would create it.

Accepting by fiat that a God exists, how could one know that? How does one connect the dots of God & suffering?

Does that include the suffering of millions of babies & young children?

What criteria does one invoke so as to judge whether the balance of pleasure & pain in the universe is 'ideal?'

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Beer is proof that God exists & that he loves us.

Prost!

That's enough for me to believe!

I'm not sure I understand why. Did people who lived before beer was invented have less reason to believe?

How can beer be evidence of the existence of a God?

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Because you're an atheist you must be good at murdering Jews. After all, Hitler was an atheist.

Atheists are as good as anyone else at murdering Jews.

Why would one think Hitler killed because of his atheism?

Jews were murdered in greater numbers by Christians & Muslims long before Hitler showed up.

What is it about thinking there's insufficient evidence to justify a belief in a God or Gods that makes one 'good at murdering'?

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Why do you think they call it EVIL-LUTION? Checkmate!

What is it about the theory of evolution that makes it 'evil'?

You wouldn't say that if you knew anything at all about evolution. Ignoramus.

Natural selection can't be evil. It's natural.

The theory of evolution seems to be morally neutral. Why might someone conclude that it's 'evil'?

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It's Adam & Eve, NOT Adam & Steve.

How is that relevant to whether or not a deity exists?

What do you mean?

Do you say that just to hide the fact that you're homosexual?

It's Lot & his daughters, NOT Lot & his sons!

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Fossils exist to test our faith.

What is the purpose of a test that asks a reasonable person to dismiss overwhelming evidence?

Why would your God do such a thing?

Fossils prove there is no God.

Faith has failed the test!

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God is a being capable of doing anything that is logically possible, which includes existing.

Humans are the beings capable of making up Gods.

What exactly do you mean by that?

You mean God only exists in your mind?

Wouldn't existence be a prerequisite for performing actions?

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The pagan Gods are preemptive manifestations of God's representative on Earth, Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ is just a manifestation of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Why can't you see that?

Might humans, generations from now, look back & make the same claim about the pagan Gods AND Jesus Christ for their new God?

How do you know then that you have the proper interpretation of God's representative?

The pagans had the right interpretation. It's the early Christians who were deluded about God's representative on earth. Praise Dionysus!

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Your atheist search is hollow & disingenuous. You need to follow the True religion: mine.

How do you know your religion is the True religion?

Please help me understand how you have concluded that my search isn't genuine.

Have you spoken with every known atheist, agnostic & skeptic to reach this conclusion?

You could not possibly know this.