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\"AngryMan13\"<\/p>\n

Photograph by Jessica Flavin (2-6-08)<\/span> [Wikimedia Commons<\/a> \/\u00a0 Creative Commons<\/a> Attribution 2.0 Generic<\/a> license]<\/p>\n

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I ran across a typical [former Catholic] \u201cangry atheist\u201d sub-type on my blog (note that I\u2019m not<\/em><\/strong> saying that all<\/em> atheists are angry and anti-theist, but there is a large group that is<\/em>). I immediately banned him when I saw his comment (which \u2014 needless to say \u2014 made not the slightest attempt<\/em> to interact with my article<\/em>) because it broke my discussion rules and the standard I set on my sites: it was uncivil, uncharitable, insulting, bigoted, and plain stupid, along with lacking any substance that we could actually constructively discuss. Here it is, from \u201cSimon\u201d: on 3-7-17<\/a>, complete with his photograph:<\/p>\n

Hi all \u2013 proud atheist here (deconverted from Christianity\/Catholicism).<\/span><\/p>\n

No human with a sound-reasoning brain will ever be able to justify the existence of an all-loving benevolent creator. You seriously have to be bat-sh*t crazy and delusional. Acceptance of reality is quite a liberating experience, I assure you\u2026 because when you finally DO accept reality, photos like this suddenly make perfect sense.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I replied:<\/p>\n

Nice try. This is so ridiculous, it\u2019s difficult to believe that you actually sincerely think something so ludicrous. I won\u2019t reciprocate the insult of delusional and being outside of reality (stock anti-theist boilerplate), but it is certainly beyond absurd and a substitute for solid reasoning minus the potshots and slanders.<\/p>\n

The irony is that on this site, you did encounter a Christian who is more than able to interact with atheists and to provide for you the reasons you falsely think I can\u2019t give, or that anyone can give. You\u2019ve stumbled upon a professional Catholic apologist, who has written 49 books <\/a>and over 2000 online articles, including hundreds about atheism<\/a> or subjects connected with that<\/a> in some way.<\/p>\n

But because of your condescending demeanor I don\u2019t have the slightest interest in continuing with you. My papers remain available for you to read if you lower yourself to reading Christian materials explaining why we Christians believe what we do. I suffer fools very badly, I\u2019m afraid.<\/p>\n

And of course you have to be banned, for massive violation of my policy for civil discussion and mutual respect on a personal level. But your comment will remain up as an absolutely classic display of the stereotypical and very common \u201cangry atheist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thanks for stopping by, and may the random collisions of atoms bless you henceforth.<\/p>\n

Simon then replied on his site, citing my words in rebuke when I banned him. He is sure that he has proven that I\u2019m the typical hypocritical Christian, as he sees it. Well, you be the judge of that. There is a time for a rebuke. It\u2019s a perfectly biblical thing, but I wouldn\u2019t expect this person to know that in the first place.<\/p>\n

Anyway, he put up his reply, entitled, \u201cDave Armstrong, Catholic Apologist is Delusional\u201d<\/a> (3-16-17). You get the picture already from the title. But it\u2019s even more sad and informative to read his entire piece. I cite all of it below, minus his citation of me (my words above). Then I reply at the end (which was posted on his page). I spare my readers the photos and videos that he also included.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll admit that I didn\u2019t exactly kick things off in a civil manner, but let\u2019s face it \u2013 sometimes you need a little shock value to get your point across. \u00a0Civil discussion gets you nowhere when it comes to making a point about how absolutely ridiculous religious belief really is\u2026 \u00a0and I also wanted to push some buttons to see how those almighty religious folk would react. \u00a0(Spoiler alert \u2013 they didn\u2019t act very Christ-like)<\/span><\/p>\n

So, now that I\u2019ve admitted to being a smartass\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

What happens when you tell a \u201cbeliever\u201d that he is bat shit crazy for believing that there is a flying spaghetti monster in the sky arbitrarily blessing some while leaving others to be fed upon by vultures?<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nHe doesn\u2019t behave in any way like a Christian (What would Jesus do???). \u00a0He doesn\u2019t offer any prayers for your soul. \u00a0He doesn\u2019t have patience, temperance, or compassion for your seemingly confused, misguided ways. \u00a0What Dave Armstrong does is the same thing most chimpanzees do when you roll up onto their turf and start throwing rocks: \u00a0he throws rocks right on back. \u00a0I\u2019m not surprised. This is typical primate behavior. \u00a0Here I was thinking these religious folks were supposed to behave in a Christ-like way. \u00a0Nope.<\/span><\/p>\n

He, like every other sufferer of cognitive dissonance, resorts to name calling and behavior that would otherwise get his ass knocked out if tried to pull it off face to face in public (I triple dog dare ya, Davey). \u00a0He arrogantly points out how he\u2019s the PROFESSIONAL Catholic apologist who has written 49 books and over 2000 online articles \u2013 like that\u2019s supposed to mean something to me??? \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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By the way folks \u2013 Dave\u2019s blog \u2013 the one from which I have been delightfully banned (like I give a shit) has apparently won AWARDS!!! \u00a0You hear that? \u00a0AWARDS!!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nAll hail Catholic apologist, Dave.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I\u2019m laughing Dave. \u00a0At you.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I can just imagine what it would be like if Jesus had a blog and acted like you:<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cThe irony is that on this site you encountered THE SON OF GOD \u2014 you hear me?? \u00a0THE SON OF GOD. \u00a0I am Jesus Christ! \u00a0This is the Son of God\u2019s blog! \u00a0No angry, absurd atheists allowed! \u00a0There is an entire testament in the Bible written all about ME!!! \u00a0You know \u2013 the Bible?? That book that is the inerrant word of my dad??? \u00a0How dare you, you typical, angry atheist!!! You violated my policy of not being nice and not believing in me, so I\u2019m banning you from my blog (and Heaven) FOREVER!!!!\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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Oh man, Dave. \u00a0I was right \u2013 you ARE bat shit crazy.<\/span><\/div>\n
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You think I\u2019m an angry atheist, but I\u2019m actually a very, very well educated gentleman who was raised Roman Catholic and at one time considered the priesthood myself. \u00a0I\u2019m at peace \u2013 finally \u2013 for the first time in my life. \u00a0I used to attend mass every day before school \u2013 Catholic school \u2013 attended from grade school all the way through high school. \u00a0I\u2019ve studied every world religion, culture, and philosophy. \u00a0It took me 35 years of life and a dedicated pursuit of knowledge and scientific\/historic inquiry to finally resolve the massive conflict in my big beautiful brain \u2013 a conflict caused by a belief system that made absolutely no sense whatsoever.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The fact that I am:<\/span><\/div>\n
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  1. Ambitious and passionate enough to read \u2013 HUNDREDS \u2013 of history, science, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy books in my pursuit of the truth<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Intelligent enough to digest, process, and UNDERSTAND all of the information contained in all of those books<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Reasonable enough to update my worldview based on the (PhD-level) amount of information that I have absorbed over the years<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Still living a beautiful, honorable, moral life in light of my deep understanding of existence<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Well, I think that makes me the poster child for human evolution and advancement.<\/span><\/div>\n
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    That is all.<\/span>\n

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    Nice try. You\u2019re clearly very impressed with yourself. For the life of me, I can\u2019t figure out why<\/em>. But I\u2019m sure you act very differently with your atheist friends than with us troglodyte Christians, so I don\u2019t get the full picture. Maybe one day you can get past your prejudice and I can interact normally with that<\/em>\u00a0person.<\/p>\n

    I wish all the best to you, and all of God\u2019s blessings. That\u2019s what Christians say. I only put \u201catoms\u201d last time at the end, out of a humorous impulse: knowing you didn\u2019t believe in God and would likely mock that, since you think I\u2019m \u201ccrazy\u201d and \u201cdelusional\u201d etc. This time I say it \u201cstraight\u201d: knowing that you will likely mock whatever<\/em> I say.<\/p>\n

    I\u2019ll share this response of yours on my blog as another classic of the angry anti-theist schtick. Pathetic . . . Thanks for that (i.e., for the educational value). You\u2019re pretty lousy PR for your position, but it\u2019s your life . . .<\/p>\n

    If this is the sort of image atheists (of your sort) wish to project, I\u2019m very confident that atheism will continue to be a backwater, out-of-the-mainstream, cultural phenomenon, as it has always been, unless forced on the unwilling public (Stalinist Russia, Mao\u2019s China, etc.). For who could possibly find such a presentation appealing<\/em>? Even you<\/em> freely admit that you \u201cdidn\u2019t exactly kick things off in a civil manner.\u201d<\/span> BINGO!<\/p>\n

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    Related Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians <\/a>[9-15-15]<\/div>\n
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    New Atheist Low: Mythical \u201cJesus\u201d Like Charles Manson?<\/a> [11-10-15]<\/div>\n
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    Atheist Insulter Extraordinaire: Pete Migdale: Lies About What I Do from an Acid-Mouthed Type of Atheist<\/a> [11-19-15]<\/div>\n
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    Dialogue with an Atheist as to Whether or Not Mormons<\/a> are Christians<\/a>\u00a0+ Textbook \u201cAngry Atheist\u201d Parting Shots<\/a> [Facebook, 1-15-17]<\/div>\n
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    How Many Atheists and Agnostics Are Angry, Irrational, Anti-Theist, or Anti-Christian (Online and in \u201cReal Life\u201d)?<\/a> [Facebook, 3-2-17]
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    \n    Are Atheists \u201cEvil\u201d? Multiple Causes of Atheist Disbelief and the Possibility of Salvation<\/a> [2-17-03]\n
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    Legitimate Atheist Anger <\/a>[10-7-15]<\/div>\n
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    New Testament on God-Rejecters vs. Open-Minded Agnostics<\/a> [10-9-15]<\/div>\n
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    Atheism: the Faith of \u201cAtomism\u201d<\/a> [8-19-15]<\/div>\n
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    Clarifications Regarding My Atheist Reductio<\/em>\u00a0Paper <\/a>[8-20-15]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \"This Rock\" (now called \"Catholic Answers Magazine\"), \"Envoy Magazine\" (Patrick Madrid), \"The Catholic Answer,\" \"The Coming Home Journal,\" \"Gilbert Magazine\" (American Chesterton Society), and \"The Latin Mass.\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \"The Michigan Catholic\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \"Envoy Magazine.\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \"Catholic Answers Live\" (twice), \"Faith and Family Live\" (Steve Wood), \"Kresta in the Afternoon,\" \"Son Rise Morning Show,\" \"Catholic Connection\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \"The Catholics Next Door.\" His large and popular website, \"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \"Envoy Magazine.\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \"index\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \"Surprised by Truth\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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