Straw Manning the Opposition: a Christian Apologist on Two Common Atheist Arguments

Robin Shumacher at The Christian Post recently wrote an article entitled, "A Look at Two Common Atheist Arguments." I want to quote the first two paragraphs of the article in full.

Behind my desk is a huge binder containing essays and meaty book
excerpts of atheist literature. The likes of Russell, Hume, Nietzsche,
Sartre, and many more scientists and philosophers make up this hefty
collection of anti-Christian thought.

Part of my Master’s
requirement was that I read the binder in its entirety and write
summaries of every argument so that each was thoroughly impressed upon
me. Needless to say, that took some time, but it was time well spent.

While one may wonder why the Master's program didn't require that students read entire books and instead simply opted for "meaty book excerpts," let's put that to the side. At least the program required that students read something written by atheists!





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