The opening of John C. Wright’s final column in the Theist vs. Atheist series debate at EveryJoe:
“The question for this final column of the debate between Catholic and Atheist is this: Has religion been on balance good or bad for humanity?
“Alert readers may have noticed in previous columns that nearly every question contains a hidden assumption, or slant, which must be brought to the surface before the question is answered. It will surprise no alert reader to learn that Mr. Hicks proposed the questions, hence they contain his unspoken foundational assumptions. But fair is fair, and I agreed to answer the question that was asked, as it was asked.
“It is, however, also my part to address any unspoken assumptions or leaps of logic the answer might provoke, hence also to answer the unspoken falsehoods the question provokes.
“The question as phrased is meaningless …” [Read more here.]
Here are the links to other columns in the series.
Well at least he has done a lot of work for you. He admits that there are many religions that are evil. The only one he seems to approve of is Catholicism. Perhaps you should remind him of the large numbers of heretics who were burned at the stake, or the thousands who were burned for “witchcraft” (“Thou shalt not suffer the witch to live”).