Why the Atheists Always Lose to Good Theist Debaters

[Midnight Pete]

You do know there are theist scientists, don't you?

The scientific method is not a method of perceiving reality, but more a method (one method) of verifying perception.

Atheist scientists. I'm not talking about theistic scientists.

Keep focussed!

 

[tumbleweed41]

Atheist scientists. I'm not talking about theistic scientists.

Keep focussed!

Well of course a Scientist clings to the Scientific Method. Atheist or not.
What do you expect them to use? Divination?

 

[waitasec]

Atheist scientists. I'm not talking about theistic scientists.

Keep focussed!

:biglaugh:

 

[Autodidact]

Like the OP, I find the easiest way to win a debate is to post a single message asserting that I have done so. To the OP: If you are actually interested in a one-on-one debate, I am happy to challenge you to one. We can let the readers decide who, if anyone, "won."

 

[waitasec]

which way did he go....?

 

[Gunfingers]

Since it's now obvious that we're never gonna hear from Scientist again i'm forced to wonder what his plan was. I have a few theories...

1) He expected there to be no responses to this thread. He figured we would all be completely stumped. He would then come in the next day and be all "hurr hurr don't have an answer huh?"

2) He expected supportive responses. This is "religious forums", after all, maybe he thought he'd just get a bunch of theists agreeing with him.

3) He expected some specific response, to which he had prepared what i'm sure he thinks is a devastating reposte. When none of us set him up for that he simply did not respond.

 

[The_Evelyonian]

This is news to me.

How else do atheists perceive reality if not by the scientific method alone?

Logic, reason, critical thinking, objective evidence, etc.

 

[Midnight Pete]

Logic, reason, critical thinking, objective evidence, etc.

No empirical experience?

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Are any of these other forums fun?

I'm actually a member of one of them, but it's stopped being fun. All the atheists have run out of things to talk about, so now the only conversation happens when theists come in to troll.

 

[Magic Man]

Since it's now obvious that we're never gonna hear from Scientist again i'm forced to wonder what his plan was. I have a few theories...

1) He expected there to be no responses to this thread. He figured we would all be completely stumped. He would then come in the next day and be all "hurr hurr don't have an answer huh?"

2) He expected supportive responses. This is "religious forums", after all, maybe he thought he'd just get a bunch of theists agreeing with him.

3) He expected some specific response, to which he had prepared what i'm sure he thinks is a devastating reposte. When none of us set him up for that he simply did not respond.

4) He just likes to spam this in a lot of places just to do it, and probably never really expects to do anything more than post it and leave.

 

[The_Evelyonian]

No empirical experience?

Meh, I just listed the ones that came to me. Point is that we have more than just the scientific method.

Plus, experiences are subjective. We tend to interpret them based on our own presuppositions.

 

[Midnight Pete]

Meh, I just listed the ones that came to me. Point is that we have more than just the scientific method.

I agree! We should really try to use the left and right sides of our brains.

 

[Kerr]

This is news to me.

How else do atheists perceive reality if not by the scientific method alone?

Reason. Empathy. To name a two of them. Basically the same as any non-atheist.

And I am curious, what do you define as the scientific method?

EDIT:

The scientific method is for science. I don´t use it in everyday life (not even sure what it is, lol).

 

[Kerr]

Atheists cleave to the scientific method like a drowning man with a life-preserver. You can't just all-of-a-sudden claim otherwise.

Lol, I have, if I remember correctly, always claimed otherwise . Really, why do I need the scientific method to know that I like pizza? On the other hand, if I wanted to figure out why I like it (biologically, what happens in my body, and so on), then the scientific method would be very good to use.

 

[PolyHedral]

Or you may also use it to work out what constitutes your perfect pizza.

 

[Willamena]

Meh, I just listed the ones that came to me. Point is that we have more than just the scientific method.

Plus, experiences are subjective. We tend to interpret them based on our own presuppositions.

What about the experience of logic, reason, critical thinking, and objective evidence?

 

[The_Evelyonian]

What about the experience of logic, reason, critical thinking, and objective evidence?

They're not experiences, they're concepts.

 

[Willamena]

They're not experiences, they're concepts.

What about the experience of thinking?

 

[The_Evelyonian]

What about the experience of thinking?

What about it?

 

[tomato1236]

I was just thinking, I've never seen anyone really win or lose in a debate here. Maybe if the site could somehow implement a debate scoring system and have a pop-up declaring your official victory at some point, I would be more motivated to participate in debates for the sake of debate.