This seems to be a nonsequitur. If they're citing theologians to make their argument, then they aren't presupposing God's existence at all?
I guess it depends on how broadly you define "theologian". My definition would begin with those who study a religion suspending judgement on the question of whether the presupposition of the particular god existing is true.
For instance, whether or not they believe it, I expect X Christian theologian to be able to clearly articulate the doctrine of Original Sin and Substitional Atonement.
I think non-scholarly Christian proponents often come along and cite X theologian as proof of the existence of Adam or the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. It i...
I was just wondering. Human minds are messed up in 1001 ways, but are there a few rational principles that most people already have down? Of course, the answers to this question are probably so extremely obvious that I haven't even considered them. But I ask all the same.