Well, I haven't made much progress with the "Militant Atheist" I spoke of the other day, but I have gotten him to contradict himself. It happened in another part of the same discussion thread, where he and I were basically trading insults (yes, I know - I shouldn't even bother). Here is how the conversation went (btw, I changed his handle to "MA" to protect his identity):
MA: "The only standard that needs to be considered is the scientific method. If you can't do it, then just admit it so I can quit wasting my time."
BK: "If this is a waste of time why do you continue to respond?"
MA: "Becuase I enjoy watching you avoid something we both know you can't do. It is funny"
BK: "Well which is it? Do you want me to "admit" something and stop wasting your time, or do you want me to keep it up so you can "enjoy" yourself?"
Pointing out this implicit contradiction (that he wanted me to stop what I was doing as it was a waste of time, yet he really wanted me to keep doing it as he enjoyed it) really changes nothing in the overall discussion between us. However, pointing out such slip-ups helps keep us both on our toes.
-- BK
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