tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10328789.post1562229829098861868..comments2023-04-04T04:06:41.971-04:00Comments on Respondeo dicendum: A response given to an atheist of my acquaintance upon his demanding, point blank, that someone prove to him the existence of God.brendonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074867504254411465noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10328789.post-28793663608341079662008-10-02T12:28:00.000-04:002008-10-02T12:28:00.000-04:00If he comes away thinking something like, "Christi...If he comes away thinking something like, "Christians may be fooling themselves, but at least they do it cleverly," that may be as good an effect as you could have at this point.<BR/><BR/>Coincidentally, perhaps, I read a scene in a Discworld book last night in which someone is arguing with a group of priests (of different gods; in Discworld, there are a lot of gods) about the existence of gods,Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850575419673561383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10328789.post-5900232654940788322008-10-01T19:08:00.000-04:002008-10-01T19:08:00.000-04:00How did your response go over?I don't know. The ex...<I>How did your response go over?</I><BR/><BR/>I don't know. The exchange took place on one of those online "social networking" sites and he hasn't responded to me yet.<BR/><BR/>I can give more information on why I responded as I did, which may help fill in the picture.<BR/><BR/>I'm not actually sure that his question wasn't merely a rhetorical way of saying, "All Christians are dumb!" since he brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074867504254411465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10328789.post-78107101331266938112008-10-01T09:39:00.000-04:002008-10-01T09:39:00.000-04:00How did your response go over?How did your response go over?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850575419673561383noreply@blogger.com