Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend
Originally Posted By: redewenur
Naturally, many atheists hasten to inform the world that this God doesn't count as God - it's a figure of speech, a metaphore, whatever you like, but it just cannot, and must not, mean God - thus getting their heros off the hook.


I doubt atheists would bring it up, if theists weren't attempting to use arguments from authority and quotes out of context as proofs for their opinions.

That's certainly the reason in each case that I know of - not that the reason makes a difference to fact.

"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once" - John Wheeler