Mike ...
I would advise to just let it go. It's merely atheist "wit", and while it may seem simplistic to some, there is room in the world for such cute ideas. Think of it this way: now that the idea is stated, it is registered in some people's minds. If they're at all objective and have any sense of conceptual integrity, the problems of the idea will be apparent as I chided.
It's not as if anyone can pick up that idea and walk a nuke into the heart of any given faith. It depends entirely upon peripheral issues that are either a natural part of faith or not, depending on each person's circumstances.
A novel you might have fun with is called
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Pratchett and Gaiman. I recommend it for anyone; it's where I got the Libra joke and, for those who have seen me make the dinosaur bones joke, it's in there. And one of my favorite summaries on young-earth creation appears in those same early pages. The novel is a farcical abuse of Christian mythology to the point that I wonder why anyone was upset about
Dogma (although
Good Omens is not as blatantly rooted in Catholicism). But it
is hilarious, and has a lot of good British jokes. I can even drop jaws on occasion with a Milton Keynes joke thanks to these guys.
I often think that it is to this standard that such atheistic wit as you have objected to aspires, but not being the atheist saying it, I cannot be sure. The story itself is fun enough, but the opening pages are astounding. Laugh through that one and I promise you such atheistic wit will seem less trollish, vitriolic, or offensive. Sure, I might criticize it as simplistic or shortsighted or narrow-minded, but at least the thinking behind it is in a different vein from angry condemnation. From this seemingly impotent seed of wit in the topic post might flower one of the better discussions we could have on this board. It's up to everybody to make it so or not.
Oh, and there is a bit in
Good Omens about God playing cards, but I can't recall anything about dice off the top of my head.
thanx,
Tiassa