Thread by @EveKeneinan

Atheist: “I’m not afraid of Dean Esmay!”

Same atheist: “I spent A YEAR OF MY LIFE taking screenshots of Dean’s tweets!”

😂

Hey, since @at_laff spend a year of his life taking screenshots of Dean Esmay’s Twitter feed (which is mostly retweets, by the way) we may as well take a look at some of “Dean’s Insanity” (as he calls his archive).

Here’s one.

Insane? Or obviously true?

@at_laff I was wondering how long it’d be before I showed up.

I stand by what I said. Secularism is a deformed lens which radically distorts reality.

Here’s @AStratelates

@AStratelates Dean is INSANE …

… because Skye’s bio.

@Atheism_Has_Nil

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil How was I wrong?

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil Still not seeing any evidence of “insanity” here.

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil Sorry for focusing on myself, but I know what I was thinking …

Still not seeing evidence for Dean being insane because I said this. It seems entirely reasonable to me. Why should “I’m too old” be a valid reason to not change your mind, if you receive new information?

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil Just look at the MADNESS!

Everyone knows that ONLY Catholics are pedophiles, right?

@OdaStOda, did you know you were insane for thinking pedophilia is a problem?

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil @OdaStOda Since atheists keep saying “Hitler was a Christian” or “the Nazis were Christians”, what is wrong with me pointing out that ACTUAL NAZIS say they HATE CHRISTIANITY?

You could CLAIM Christians lie to not be associated with Nazis, but do Nazis lie not to be associated with us?

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil @OdaStOda Or is this a “I must be a Nazi because I cited actual Nazis to point out what actual Nazis believe” argument?

No, we Christians worship a Jew as God incarnate. That doesn’t go well with Nazism. Nor our whole “love your enemy” core principle.

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil @OdaStOda This is an example of Max being inflammatory. As you see, it got a whole 1 like. Hardly a ringing endorsement.

I think this kind of direct assault is a bad idea, although Max has a point: in a healthy society, atheists should be regarded with a mix of pity and contempt.

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil @OdaStOda Every one of these seem to be me being 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.

“Faith” in the Christian tradition does not and has never meant “believe without evidence.”

Atheists who define it thus, and impute it to Christians 𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙛 it is our belief are being disingenuous.

It is "Atheistsplaining."

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil @OdaStOda Londonistan calling.

I was making the same point as Peter Hitchens, the smarter Hitchens.

Does that make me an “Islamophobe”?

Let’s ask Christopher. And the Maverick Philosopher.

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil @OdaStOda This is funny!

It works too, given the standard definition of knowledge as justified true belief and Krauss’ claim that he (and atheists generally) have no beliefs.

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil @OdaStOda No idea why this is in the mix.

Start from this tweet and make a sound logical argument to the conclusion “Dean Esmay is insane.”

I dare you.

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil @OdaStOda I have such wicked views!

If only there were other philosophers who had held such naughty opinions!

Oh, wait.

@AStratelates @Atheism_Has_Nil @OdaStOda About 3/4ths of the time I’m accused of being “insane,” I’m paraphrasing one of the great philosophers.

St. Thomas argues that religion is a virtue, and not one can be a fully actualized human being while missing a human virtue.

QED.