1) In order to occasionally hear the objections to our religious tenets, to see if there is anything respectable in their arguments and that needs to be answered by us.
2) To show how religiously oriented these men are. Their content is highly religious, which buttresses my thesis that atheists are really gnostic and not atheistic at all. They worship the god of reason, honor, money, pleasure--ultimately--the Self.
They worship the self and/or humanity, the earth, anything except the one true living and personal God: Christ our blessed Lord.
The Thinking Atheist