Why do theists so often use bad logic when trying to argue for their creator?

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DantheMAN1

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NOT A TROLL OR INSULT. I honestly am wondering why so many theists make arguments from ignorance or authority, or use the cosmological argument and other such things when these all can be shown to be poor arguments over and over. If i say to someone, "Cats are better than dogs because cats have fur" and someone points out to me that is a bad argument for cats, I would say thanks for pointing that out and come up with a better argument.Yet time and again here and elsewhere I see theists using arguments that have been disproved even since the enlightenment. Honestly, why does this seem so common? How many theists here research their view and opposing views before coming to the conclusion that your own argument holds water?
edit- Prime example from Ann

No one can disprove gods, just like no one can disprove unicorns or purple people eaters. Now that you realize the burden of proof lies with the person making the positive claim for a god would you be willing to change your mind and not use that argument anymore?
2nd edit for Chris - The people living 2000 years ago had every right to believe that the universe revolved around the earth because that is what it looks like and that is the only evidence they had. If someone living 2000 years ago said, "I think the earth goes around the sun" but had no evidence the rest of the people would be justified in not believing him. You cannot justify your beliefs on possible future evidence. I'm not saying you can't believe only saying its a terrible argument.
 
Faith and logic do not always go hand and hand. Of all of the things that people say can be proved, there are millions of other pieces to the larger puzzle. Science is finding new things everyday. Why is it so far fetched to think that science will someday prove the existence of a divine creator? There are many things that science can't explain away, though skeptics will always try. For both sides of the debate, one's opinion will never cancel out the other side's belief in what is factual.
 
It's all they have since they don't have any actual evidence.
 
It could be because some of them can't be bothered to even read their holy book. Maybe if they applied themselves they'd find something.
 
There are no other types of arguments for a creator; since what they are arguing for is untrue, there can be no non-fallacious arguments for it.
 
No human can ever prove that God does not exist. The work of His hands are all around us even in the very air you breath.

I don't understand why people feel the need to argue and call us names. The truth will be known eventually anyway.
 
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