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Originally Posted by filtherton
It's a convenient way to frame an argument against theism. You can point at people like pat robertson, and though folks of his ilk in no way represent theism in its general sense, you can pretend that he epitomizes theist thought. Then, in your most intellectually elite voice you can chuckle and shake your head at the whole lot of them.
I think most arguments against theism could be avoided if every instance of the word "theist" was replaced with the word "douchebag". The problem with pat robertson wasn't that he was a theist, it was that he was a douchebag.
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There has been very little of this kind of argument in any of the atheism threads here. So while there is a segment of the population much like you described, they are not the ones posting here.