Cowboy is appropriate. Here’s what he has to say about atheists. I discovered his post (and site) via my good friend Bruce Gerencser, who offered up some thoughts of his own on this cowboy.
Those “freethinkers’ marching in lockstep, getting their “facts” from atheopath talking points clearinghouses, seem determined to argue with Christians and creationists about practically everything. Can’t let those st00pid dujmb theist be right, especially when they have corrected us on science, logic, theology, or anything else. Nosiree! Although I should not feed these attention-craving trolls, this is a good opportunity to do a bit of teaching.
Teaching eh? Interesting. He had the chance to ‘school’ me in the comments, but declined, which to be fair, does not surprise me. I’d love to know precisely what Cowboy’s positions are – Young Earth Creationism? That was debunked a long time ago. Evolution is a demonstrated quantity.
Cowboy (in his post at least), takes aim at dark matter. Dark matter is a theorised form of matter that would explain why the observable universe looks and behaves in the way it does. It is a theory that may or not pan out, as is the case of many theories. However, should dark matter not be the explanation to some of these mysteries, does that mean we automatically substitute it for God?
Of course not. Once upon a time, people worshipped the sun, and then we learned what the sun is. Once, people believed the earth was flat, and we learned otherwise. Once, people believed in the Four Humours, and then we learned this was flawed. Once, people thought the earth was the centre of the universe, and now we know better.
Science is about learning. It’s about observation, theorising, and testing. It is constantly being updated and tested. Science does not claim have all the answers – science looks for answers, and does not ignore data. If a theory is proved wrong, it can still lead to new lines of reasoning. Just because we cannot explain everything right now, doesn’t mean to say that we never will, or that we assume ‘God did it’.
Furthermore, which version of which God? As I asked in the comments, What ‘truth’ do you think you tell? Why is yours more valid than that of any other religion? Cowboy’s response?
…and now the “put the st00pid dujmb theist on the defensive” trick. How about reading and finding out?
In other words, he cannot answer.
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To show the brilliance of The Mighty Atheist™, you begin with an ad hominem, using cowboy as a pejorative. This is followed by a hasty generalization about my knowledge of atheists based on just one article. I’ve got some bad news for you, Sunshine, I’ve been writing about atheists, theology, and other things for somewhere around fifteen years. That means I won’t fall for tricks. So, have fun with your argument from silence and other logical fallacies in your vindictive, petty post. Mayhaps when your frontal lobes develop and you can have a rational discussion, I’ll let you comment on my posts again, mmmkay?
Interesting that you complain of ad hominems. Your post is full of them, as is your comment, however, if you had read *my* post, instead of skimming it (as appears to be the case), you’d see I’d made no assumptions about your knowledge, and in fact said I’d love to know what your positions are. Since you’re sooooo clever, and clearly quite sure of yourself, it should be easy for you to succinctly take me to school – or at the very least, answer the question you have now *twice* evaded 😉
Oh, by the way, I never claimed to be an atheist, so nice assumption there.
I used to live in Wyoming. (As did, interestingly enough, another of Ben’s detractors who fancies himself the smartest guy in any room he enters, but I digress.) I’ve known actual cowboys. I’ve known actual cowboys who start and end every day prostrating themselves before the Lord and singing praise music while tending to their herd. They’re some of the finest men I’ve ever known.
Listening to Chris LeDoux and wearing a pair of boots doesn’t make you a cowboy. A willingness to approach even an adversary while comporting yourself humbly and as a gentleman, however, is a better start. Try it sometime.
Good words Jacobs, though I fear they have fallen on deaf ears.
Judging from a recent post of his, I got under his skin.
Atheopath??? WTF.
I know. The Cowboy is quite baffling.
I did check with Lord Google to see if it was a word he could use to communicate with other human beings. Apparently creationists have created a word to make atheists sound scarier than we already are. Or something along those lines.
It seems creationists are ruled by fear of many things!
Dear Ben,
This is quite true according to neuroscience. The recent findings based on brain scanning techniques can predict whether a subject is a democrat or republican better than basing the prediction on the subject’s family upbringing, as I have discussed in a post entitled “️⚖️ The Facile and Labile Nature of Law: Beyond the Supreme Court and Its Ruling on Controversial Matters ️“, published at
https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2022/06/26/the-facile-and-labile-nature-of-law-beyond-the-supreme-court-and-its-ruling-on-controversial-matters/
According to the findings, the brains of republicans (who also tend to be significantly more religious than Democrats) tend to exhibit far greater fear-based responses. In the post, I have investigated certain fundamental issues and also offered some solutions. I welcome your input and am curious to know what you make of my said post as well as your perspectives on those matters discussed in my post, where I look forward to savouring your feedback.
May you have a wonderful weekend!
Yours sincerely,
SoundEagle