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r/atheism•
validuserer

What do I even say to this...

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/dckj8/southern_church_opens_doors_to_muslims_with_no/c0z9vo8

First off I'm not posting this as attempted comment lynch, I'm just honestly dumbfounded. Is this guys reply to my comment as filled with falsehoods and fallacies as I think, or am I totally off base on this one?

I tried writing out an appropriate reply but just couldn't. Whenever I started I'd have to spend paragraphs refuting some misconception or red herring before I could even start to make my argument.

It's driving me crazy.

Posted Sep 12, 2010, 11:41 PM UTC

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tjturtle•

what?

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iamtotalcrap•

r/politics is troll-ridden, just stay out of there.

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validusererOP•

I seriously doubt this guy is trolling me though...

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iamtotalcrap•

I should say troll/insane-ridden I guess. I haven't seen a decent conversation in there in about 2 years... I think it's basically become r/soapbox.

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Rubin004•

Move on. Let fun things drive you crazy .. not pixels.

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validusererOP•

I'd like to move on, but the thought of this person walking around all day actually believing what he wrote is true makes me cringe. I mean, what do you say to someone when they honestly, truly believe that "the nature of communism is atheism"? Where do you even start to address all the misconceptions, fallacies, and outright lies that permeate that post?

I have a strong feeling that this guy is a Glenn Beck fanatic. He uses that same twisted revisionist history and dishonest tactics to rationalize his opinions. Honestly it makes me cringe.

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jakegarland•

I was reading and thinking he was making valid, well written points and didn't get what you were talking about until I figured it out... That was you! So I scrolled down to read his post and... This guy is dumb and not worth your time. It's like this: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/images/7/70/Kingme.png Even though this guy may not be a "believer", it's apparent that, like this comic, he doesn't know the rules of the argument. He makes fallacious points, fails to grasp concepts and just doesn't get it. So don't go nuts over it, If you want to do something about it tell him you won't debate this with him until he better educates himself.

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validusererOP•

Haha, that is how I feel sometimes.

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