bore me to tears

Just read an interesting article over at de-conversion.com written by contributor, orDover, who lists reasons why apologetics arguments made by Christians actually soldify his atheism rather than challenge it. He makes many good points, but this one caught my eye:

1. They never bring anything new to the table.
I’ve been an avid reader of the blog for over a year now, and I’ve read virtually every comment. I’ve read hundreds of Christian arguments and apologetics, but of those hundreds, no one has ever introduced a new or novel argument. They all use the same hackneyed apologetic tactics and arguments, and to make things even more frustrating, they present these arguments as if no one has ever heard of them before, as if they are completely original and earth-shattering. Since most of us here are former Christians who were deeply immersed and educated in the faith, this attitude is nothing less than insulting.

 

Actually, I’ve always found this a little odd, too. In fact, I just had this experience recently.  The whole time I was thinking, “Wow. I can’t believe you’re actually witnessing to me… You’re really bad at it.  And, I can tell that you don’t really believe what you’re saying.”