Judgment Day - The End of Atheism

This is a pretty good place to put this, found it over at Pharyngula. It's an atheist call-in show: If they'd handed the caller a script he could not have made a better case against himself.--Percy

Hi Phat,For some reason the Christian caller refused to go to what Christians normally consider the strongest evidence for their faith, like fulfilled prophecy and the large quantity of accurate information in the Bible. Whether these are valid evidence-based arguments or not they would have very effectively muted the atheists' points. The caller instead advanced some of the weakest reasons for faith, such as the sense of community it provides and the good works they do. That's why it felt like a setup to me, even though I don't think it was.Maybe God did complete creation in six days just 6000 years ago and maybe Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died on the cross for all our sins, but this has to be accepted on faith. Those who don't share this faith are not the spawn of Satan, but apparently for some Christians "the Bible says so" is the only excuse they need to behave in a decidedly unChristian manner. Again, the caller was pitching him softballs, so of course he was hitting home runs.--Percy