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Richard Dawkins at the 34th American Atheists Conference in Minneapolis. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Atheists should drop their easily dismissed scientific, philosophical or historical arguments against Christianity , and instead quiz believers about Old Testament violence and hell, writes John Dickson. As an intellectual movement, Christianity has a head start on atheism. So it's only natural that believers would find some of the current arguments against God less than satisfying. In the interests of a more robust debate, I want to offer my tips for atheists wanting to make a dent in the Faith. I've got some advice on arguments that should be dropped and some admissions about where Christians are vulnerable. Tip #1. Dip into Christianity's intellectual tradi tion This is the 1,984th Easter since 7 April AD 30, the widely accepted date among historians for the crucifixion of Jesus (the 1,981st if you find the arguments for 3 April AD 33 persuasive). Christians have b

Dawkins at the University of Texas at Austin. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Well-known atheist Richard Dawkins made an appearance as the devil on the long-running U.S. animated show "The Simpsons ." Dawkins shows up in Ned Flanders ' nightmare in the form of a giant horned devil, stirring a cauldron of people in a fiery underworld. "I'm making Catholic Saint stew!" Dawkins says in the nightmare. Flanders is Homer Simpson 's devoutly religious neighbor. In the latest segment, Flanders has a nightmare about going to hell after he loses his patience with Homer and punches him. He encounters several "warning" signs on his way to hell, such as "Brief Nudity" and "Non-Jesus-y Beards," before reaching a large cavern nicknamed " Hell's Kitchen " where the devil - Dawkins - resides. "Down here we worship famous atheist Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion ," a devil-version of Homer says, laughing

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