What Is "Sophisticated Theology/Philosophy?"

One of my favorite atheist authors is John W. Loftus. He recently reposted one of his quotes on Facebook that I consider a classic. Here it is:

"What is Sophisticated Theology/Philosophy?

"Sophisticated theology/philosophy is argumentation used by delusional people to defend the indefensible. It is pure sophistry, empty rhetoric without substance, fallacious reasoning, ungrounded assertions lacking sufficient evidence. Sophisticated theology/philosophy is a kind of red-herring argumentation used as a smokescreen to hide the fact that faith lacks sufficient evidence. Follow its trail and you will be led down the rabbit hole of definitions used to obfuscate the lack of evidence. Sophisticated theology/philosophy confuses people who don't share that sophistication. At its most fundamental level sophisticated theology/philosophy is nothing more than special pleading."