For the first time in a very long time the Brisbane "Battle Log" has been updated by local Christian fundamentalist group, Operation 513. In case you've never heard of them (not many have, including the AFA before being told) Operation 513 are the organisation behind the preachers who appear in the Queens St Mall, opposite the entry to the Myer Centre every Saturday night from 9pm to midnight. Members are sometimes loose, sometimes random coalition of ardent Christians (including many a young Earth creationist).
Back in the day they used to post contrived accounts of their 'victories' in the name of God on a blog titled, the Battle Log - Log as in web log and Battle as in they see themselves as soldiers for Christ. Group leader (now of Canberra) and originator, Josh Williamson had something of a military fascination. But I digress...
My interest in the post actually has to do with one the flowing themes of the blog: atheism and agnosticism. In the post I found this little jab at another set of local preachers: "By this time, a bunch of guys from the Brisbane Atheists (really, agnostics) group had arrived and started debating with Blake [presumably the one preaching the Gospel at the time]." Heckling the preacher is a common activity (mostly undertaken by passing dunks), and a rather formal affair for the Brisbane Atheists. Last I heard a specific sub-group was being set-up to approach Operation 513 each and every Saturday (true what they say about some people having nothing better to do...).
With Operation 513 calling them agnostics I assume their arguments are on the weak side these days. Actually, I recall the sub-group's stating aim being something along the lines of 'putting a face on positive atheism'. Positive atheism involves the claim that one can disprove the existence of God. Negative atheism, on the other hand, simply claims that the arguments and evidence offered by theists does not provide conclusive or even satisfactory proof.
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