Re: Remember that time I asked for evidence that atheists exist?

On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:56:49 -0400, JTEM <[email protected]> wrote:

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>I used to waste a great deal of time -- a LOT of time -- trying
>to raise the level of discourse.
>
>So here's one thread...
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>https://groups.google.com/g/alt.atheism/c/4-VWXUs18WQ/m/RMa6hdOuBQAJ
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>And it was simple. It went like this:
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>Post any evidence you have for the existence of one or more atheists
>but, only evidence of a sort that you would accept coming from
>anyone else, including a theist.
>
>That's it.
>
>Restricting yourself ONLY to forms of evidence you accept from those
>you are arguing against, present evidence for the existence of one
>or more atheists.
>
>My point of course was that the only "Evidence" for the existence
>of atheists would be personal testimony -- self reports -- and that
>is precisely what self-identified atheists EXCLUDE!
>
>It didn't work. Nobody saw their error. Nobody glimpsed themselves
>as the rest of the world sees them.
>
>And the real irony here?  Theists aren't limited to self reports.
>But they were just as blind to this fact as they were to themselves.


How idiotic.