nyan_sandwich comments on Open Thread, May 1-14, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 09 May 2013 08:55:33PM 10 points [-]

one that has a chance in a real debate.

good arguments don't in general have a chance in a real debate, because debates are not about reasoning. But that's a nitpick.

I've seen a lot of religious people claiming to have access to strong arguments for theism, but have never seen one myself.

As JoshuaZ asks, you must have a strong argument or you wouldn't think this line of discussion was worth anything. What is it?