Re:Look Who's Irrational Now
by noodle on Monday September 22, 2008 @05:42PM
(#311678)
again, what i was saying in my initial post was that all humans are irrational to some degree, which is why this boils down to a giant ad hom. just because a person is irrational does not mean that arguments or ideas that come from that person are necessarily irrational.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Look Who's Irrational Now
by byrneseyeview on Monday September 22, 2008 @05:54PM
(#311696)
I missed the "Thus: GOD EXISTS!" line, apparently.
when did i ever say that was the point? all i'm saying is that the tone of this article is retaliatory, not explanatory or even-handed.
it cleanly sets up the argument that atheists believe in nutty things, so their belief in atheism is also nutty too. christians don't believe in nutty things therefore their belief in religion isn't nutty either. etc.. this is because the 'negative' focus is on the atheists, with only positive focus on the theists.
and no, i'm not an atheist.