Atheism 101 Critical Thinking Class Exercise, by request!

[RLBaty]

55. Trotsky, here we are with reference to your attempt to compete with unicorns!

Trotsky,

Bring yourself up to speed by giving your answers and we'll be in a position to try and build on that good faith effort, if you dare to make it.

Unicorn Step #1:

Do you believe the argument is so constructed that
if its premises are true its conclusion will follow
as true therefrom (i.e., that it is logically valid)?

Trotsky - ???

Atheist Step #1:

Do you believe the argument is so constructed that
if its premises are true its conclusion will follow
as true therefrom (i.e., that it is logically valid)?

Robert Baty - Yes

Unicorn Step #2:

Do you believe that nonbelief in unicorns implies the
truth of the conclusion and that unicorn nonbelievers
implicitly and/or explicitly believe the conclusion
to be true?

Trotsky - ???

Atheist Step #2:

Do you believe that atheism implies the truth of the
conclusion and that atheists implicitly and/or
explicitly believe the conclusion to be true?

Robert Baty - Yes

Unicorn Step #3:

Do you believe that nonbelief in unicorns implies the
truth of the minor premise and that unicorn nonbelievers
implicitly and/or explicitly believe the minor premise
to be true?

Trotsky - ???

Atheist Step #3:

Do you believe that atheism implies the truth of the
minor premise and that atheists implicitly and/or
explicitly believe the minor premise to be true?

Robert Baty - Yes

Unicorn Step #4:

Do you believe that you can take the minor premise
and conclusion of a logically valid modus ponens
argument and construct the major premise therefrom?

Trotsky - ???

Atheist Step #4:

Do you believe that you can take the minor premise
and conclusion of a logically valid modus ponens
argument and construct the major premise therefrom?

Robert Baty - Yes

Unicorn Step #5:

Do you believe that the major premise of the above
argument is properly inferred and properly constructed
from the minor premise and conclusion of the argument?

Trotsky - ???

Atheist Step #5:

Do you believe that the major premise of the above
argument is properly inferred and properly constructed
from the minor premise and conclusion of the argument?

Robert Baty - Yes

Unicorn Step #6:

Do you believe that nonbelief in unicorns implies that
the major premise is true and that unicorn nonbelievers
implicitly and/or explicitly believe the major premise
to be true?

Trotsky - ???

Step #6:

Do you believe that atheism implies that the major
premise is true and that atheists implicitly and/or
explicitly believe the major premise to be true?

Robert Baty - Yes

Sincerely,
Robert Baty