Not so much a put-down as a brick wall across their mental motorway
On the continuing theme of "Ways to deflect bible-bashers", the only time I've managed to render one speechless happened entirely by accident. I was reading a philosophy textbook, in particular about how we experience the world only through our senses and therefore can't be sure that anything actually exists. At that moment there was a knock on the door.

I was confronted by the usual cheap polyester suit and slightly-too-large smile, and before I could even greet him, chummy launched into his spiel, which started along the lines of "Have you ever noticed how wonderful God's creation is?", with a sweeping arm to indicate the world around us.

"I'm sorry," I replied, without thinking, "I don't believe in the Universe."

After clarifying that I did indeed mean what he thought I meant, he simply stared at me for a moment, then wandered off.

Up until that day, I bet he thought he had an answer for everything.
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Wed 30 Nov 2011, 11:58, 6 replies)

Was the book "On Having No Head"?

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 30 Nov 2011, 12:08, closed)

I usually
just shut the door in their face, but occasionally I will say:
"Sorry we're Satanists", first.
(Spill, Wed 30 Nov 2011, 13:43, closed)

I like this quote from Chesterton:
"A man wrote to say that he accepted nothing but Solipsism, and added that he had often wondered it was not a more common philosophy. Now Solipsism simply means that a man believes in his own existence, but not in anybody or anything else. And it never struck this simple sophist, that if his philosophy was true, there obviously were no other philosophers to profess it."
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 30 Nov 2011, 13:48, closed)

Think I might use this one
next time any biblefreaks decide to knock on my door. Ususally I just go get my copy of the satanic bible, but it's starting to feel a bit old.
(Rebooted Frazer Smoothly scrolling since, Wed 30 Nov 2011, 14:52, closed)

I refute it thus.
*kicks OP*
( Wet-chinned bag shanker Cannot parse Wogan, Wed 30 Nov 2011, 15:30, closed)

Ow!
Hey, you're right - you DO exist!

How could I have been so blind, etc.
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Wed 30 Nov 2011, 16:06, closed)