Further to Richard Dawkins vs Al-Khattab, one work colleague gave his analysis to me today (speaking of Al-Khattab):
He's living in an adolescent power fantasy. He's full of hormones and afraid of women because he thinks they are like him. In another setting he'd be a Superman fan-boy. He'd be a geek sitting in a basement arguing online about whether Superman can beat up Thor. Same dynamic, different story. This one has more street cred because there are people running around with real guns, otherwise it's essentially the same thing.
This gives you some idea of how a contemporary western audience perceives this kind of proselytizing.
Why argue?
Everyone knows Thor can beat up Superman. He's not even immortal, and I'm sure Thor can make Loki fetch some kryptonite.
I'm still trying to get your Annotations Podcast. We're going on day three, and only 30 megabytes left to download. Maybe tomorrow. Actually, we might be having a baby tomorrow, so maybe the next day!