Theist derision of science

[Sheldon]

@TheMagus

It also amazes me how they claim they care about truth then happily to use logical fallacies and ignore us when called out on it. Then he turns around and insults us. He’s knows he’s wrong, but he hasn’t found a youtube video yet to tell him how to react to this.

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@Sherlock-Holmes

It is remarks like this that lead to me view this site anyway, as primarily anti-theist rather than simply “not hold a belief in God”.

Ironically this is a straw man fallacy. This site is simply a medium for debate, and the atheists here regard religions in ways as different as their experiences of it, what we share is the lack of belief in any deity.

@Sherlock-Holmes

There’s a general poor understanding shown of philosophy and science, much of what is said is pretty superficial and predictable and shows little open mindedness.

Ironically in response to @TheMagus assertion you make irrational claims, then when they are pointed out you insult us, you made an irrational claim, then insulted us? Just bizarre…

@Sherlock-Holmes

we can’t prove the gospels false but will behave as if we can,

Straw man fallacy, and of course not being able to prove something false doesn’t mean it isn’t, and that claim would be an argumentum ad ignorantiam fallacy.

@Sherlock-Holmes

there’s no evidence for the supernatural because we know only the natural exists

Straw man fallacy, I am dubious a single poster here has claimed “only the natural exists”. I won’t say it is a lie, unless you repeat it without providing an example.

@Sherlock-Holmes

the only relevant questions are scientific questions

Straw man fallacy, again I don’t believe anyone has said this. if you repeat it without an example then I will be calling it a porky pie,