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Listening to the other person allows you to be a detective to find the real reason why a person is an atheist (see: [[Causes of atheism]]). For example, various studies found that traumatic events in people's lives has a positive correlation with "emotional atheism".<ref>[http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2011/01/when-atheists-are-angry-at-god When atheists are angry at God] by Joe Carter at FirstThings.com website</ref> See also: [[Atheism and the Problem of Evil|Atheism and the problem of evil]]

Listening to the other person allows you to be a detective to find the real reason why a person is an atheist (see: [[Causes of atheism]]). For example, various studies found that traumatic events in people's lives has a positive correlation with "emotional atheism".<ref>[http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2011/01/when-atheists-are-angry-at-god When atheists are angry at God] by Joe Carter at FirstThings.com website</ref> See also: [[Atheism and the Problem of Evil|Atheism and the problem of evil]]

The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[Greg Bahnsen]], who was a proponent of [[presuppositional apologetics]], says when reasoning with unbelievers, challenge their prejudices and presuppositions.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RBz-zAWoKk Reasoning With Unbelievers - Dr. Greg Bahnsen]</ref> In other words, drill down and ask them why they claim various things are true.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RBz-zAWoKk Reasoning With Unbelievers - Dr. Greg Bahnsen]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and presuppositional apologetics]]

The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[Greg Bahnsen]], who was a proponent of [[presuppositional apologetics]], says when having a discussion with unbelievers, challenge their prejudices and presuppositions.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RBz-zAWoKk Reasoning With Unbelievers - Dr. Greg Bahnsen]</ref> In other words, drill down and ask them why they claim various things are true.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RBz-zAWoKk Reasoning With Unbelievers - Dr. Greg Bahnsen]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and presuppositional apologetics]]

== Research the matter at hand and have a familiarity with rebuttals to atheism and atheistic arguments ==

== Research the matter at hand and have a familiarity with rebuttals to atheism and atheistic arguments ==