[nerdwithagun]

He goes at length about moral relativism, how there is no morals or ethics. Well then, I wondered if he would change his mind if I hit him with a baseball bat. I have no intention to do such a thing, but atheists like this make little room for good vs evil and they need some harsh reminders. If you believe it is wrong war random violence, other things become wrong too. We devolve in to anything goes with a mad max society.

[BenKenobi]

My cult has “smacking atheists in the head with baseball bats” as a sacrament.

You can’t even join unless you’ve smacked one and had it witnessed.

[The_Reader_David]

Alas, hitting him in the head with a baseball bat carries the risk of only a post-mortem change of mind. I think the application of a ball peen hammer to the knees is the appropriate counter-argument for folks who hold there is neither good nor evil. (It is also effective against Nietzcheans who fancy that what does not kill them makes them stronger.*)

*Originally a long form joke from my grad school days involving two fictitious gangsters, Rocco and Knuckles, who ran protection rackets on academics "Nice proof you got dere. It'd be a pity if something should happen to it. . .": "So Mr. Nietzche, I understand you hold dat what does not kill you makes you stronger. My colleague Knuckles believes he can provide an eloquent counter-argument by applying a ball peen hammer ta yous knees."