Tip # 16 Revenge Fantasies

One of the more disturbing trends in apologetics is the practice of constructing horrific scenarios in which to imagine their ideological opposition. Rarely is this done for the effort of a logical argument. It's done for an emotional impact. And, you certainly have one with these scenarios.

For instance, Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame constructed a hypothetical scenario in which two men break into an atheist's home, rape then kill his two daughters, behead his wife, then castrated him*. The point being that Phil Robertson feels it inconsistent for an atheist to have any sense of morality.
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