thats the best rhetoric you got?
In an article of the SMH two days ago about Richard Dawkins and the Global Athiest Convention he spoke at:
Dr Dawkins’s comments about Senator Fielding were reported by the ABC broadcaster Robyn Williams, who also addressed the convention yesterday.
“I can give you a devastating argument against religion in two words,” Williams said in his introduction.
“Senator Fielding. Richard Dawkins said his IQ is lower than an earthworm, but I think earthworms are useful.”
Seriously? With all the superior rationality and empirical prowess that is claimed of this atheistic position (at least Dawkin seems to claim for himself), it comes down to personal attacks now? Gee its convenient to skip the persuasion-part and jump straight to the name-calling-part when someone has a different point of view!