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{{Cquote|Two weeks ago, I posted a version of the popular meme-like format of “Don’t say it.” It pointed out the [[Atheism and logical fallacies|logical inconsistencies of atheists]] online. | {{Cquote|Two weeks ago, I posted a version of the popular meme-like format of “Don’t say it.” It pointed out the [[Atheism and logical fallacies|logical inconsistencies of atheists]] online. | ||
| − | This lead to days of atheists [[troll]]ing me with 100s of tweets in reply. I want to share a bit with you so you can respond when atheists come after you online. I know a few who have faltered when faced with an online atheist onslaught and my purpose is to help strengthen you in case you experience something like this. | + | This lead to days of [[Atheism|atheists]] [[troll]]ing me with 100s of tweets in reply. I want to share a bit with you so you can respond when atheists come after you online. I know a few who have faltered when faced with an online atheist onslaught and my purpose is to help strengthen you in case you experience something like this. |
Throughout the five days of being trolled and seeing 100s of atheist messages, they seem to fall into a limited number of repeated errors. Many of these errors are forms of [[confirmation bias]] or [[Logical fallacies#Circular reasoning|assuming what they are trying to prove]].<ref>[https://www.patheos.com/blogs/throughcatholiclenses/2018/12/i-was-trolled-by-atheists-for-5-days-and-learned-nothing/ Atheists Trolled Me for 5 Days, So I Learned Their Strategies]</ref>}} | Throughout the five days of being trolled and seeing 100s of atheist messages, they seem to fall into a limited number of repeated errors. Many of these errors are forms of [[confirmation bias]] or [[Logical fallacies#Circular reasoning|assuming what they are trying to prove]].<ref>[https://www.patheos.com/blogs/throughcatholiclenses/2018/12/i-was-trolled-by-atheists-for-5-days-and-learned-nothing/ Atheists Trolled Me for 5 Days, So I Learned Their Strategies]</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 15:47, September 25, 2019
Reverend Mattew P. Schneider wrote concerning atheist trolls:
| “ | Two weeks ago, I posted a version of the popular meme-like format of “Don’t say it.” It pointed out the logical inconsistencies of atheists online.
This lead to days of atheists trolling me with 100s of tweets in reply. I want to share a bit with you so you can respond when atheists come after you online. I know a few who have faltered when faced with an online atheist onslaught and my purpose is to help strengthen you in case you experience something like this. Throughout the five days of being trolled and seeing 100s of atheist messages, they seem to fall into a limited number of repeated errors. Many of these errors are forms of confirmation bias or assuming what they are trying to prove.[3] |
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Internet trolls often employ mockery and atheists have a history of engaging in mockery (see: Atheism and mockery). In his article, Mockery - the M.O. for atheists, Matt Barber discusses an incident in which the Freedom From Religion Foundation encouraged atheists to engage in tactics which Barber considers to be acts of hateful mockery.[4]
Vox Day on dealing with aggressive atheists online
On September 4, 2011, Vox Day wrote concerning the evolutionist and atheist PZ Myers:
| “ | As for the PZ Myers Memorial Debate, we are still in search of an atheist to champion the argument that the logic and evidence for the nonexistence of gods is stronger than the logic and evidence for the existence of gods. It is certainly informative to see how many atheists do not appear to believe they are able to effectively make this case; in light of this, many Christians may find this to be a useful tactical approach when confronted by aggressive atheists in the future. This tends to confirm my previous observations that while atheists like to challenge the beliefs of others, they are very ill-prepared, and in many cases downright unwilling, to defend their own. So, if you want to shut them up, simply go on the attack. They'll run away with alacrity.[6] | ” |
See also:
- Rebuttals to atheist arguments
- Responses to atheist arguments
- Francis Schaeffer's "taking the roof off" method of apologetics
Atheism debates:
- Atheism debates
- President of the British Humanism Association pulling out of a debate
- Richard Dawkins and debate
- Dr. Michael Martin backing out of his scheduled debate with Dr. Greg Bahnsen
- Prominent atheists being afraid/reluctant to debate conservative Christians
- Creation vs. evolution debates
- Atheism and cowardice