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Reasonable Faith Podcast

Atheists Should Stop Saying This!

Reasonable Faith Podcast

William Lane Craig

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Christianity

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

An atheist blogger lists four phrases his fellow atheists should stop using in conversations.

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Bill, an atheist blogger who goes by Ricky has called out his fellow atheist and listed four things they should stop saying.

1:02.7

I agree that these four things come up quite often in online and even in person exchanges.

1:09.9

So we're going to take a look at this. And he writes,

1:13.4

quote, has someone committed to meaningful conversations, I've noticed that some common statements

1:19.6

can oversimplify issues or even make people feel excluded if they have different views.

1:25.8

I've become very aware of the strong impact words can have.

1:30.3

They can either increase divisions or help us understand each other better. End of quote.

1:36.3

So statement number one, you're not rational unless you are an atheist. He writes, I found the claiming to be more rational just because

1:47.5

one identifies as an atheist is misleading. Being rational involves using logic and evidence across all

1:54.6

beliefs, not just rejecting religious ideas. In my discussions, I avoid suggesting that being an atheist makes anyone better

2:03.3

at reasoning. Instead, I promote a humble approach that encourages more inclusive and thoughtful

2:09.9

exchanges of ideas. And also, seeing atheism as a sign of intellectual superiority can prevent understanding the reasons behind personal

2:21.4

beliefs, end of quote. And Bill, I have to admit that when I was in high school, when I was 18 and

2:27.5

19, atheists have been very successful at making people think that atheists are smarter or more rational.

2:35.4

Because I remember having to work on that in my own mind when I was young.

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