sswhateverlove, just recognize you are on the internet.
Debates on the internet are not usually rife with respectful tones and platitudes. If you'd like to have a one on one debate, I would throw my hat in the ring, or I would suggest Esquilax as a fantastic option, if you have a specific topic in mind.
My advice, when posting or responding in these discussion threads, keep your premise simple, one or two points. That way you don't have 30 people attacking 30 different issues. Also, respond with a quality vs quantity tactic. Amidst all the clutter, you will invariably find one or two (maybe more) people that are attempting to engage you seriously. Engage those people, ignore the jibes and jests.
Lastly, and most importantly, don't make assumptions about what others think. Obviously, you have your own assumptions. Labeling them as such before you move on is helpful.
Debates on the internet are not usually rife with respectful tones and platitudes. If you'd like to have a one on one debate, I would throw my hat in the ring, or I would suggest Esquilax as a fantastic option, if you have a specific topic in mind.
My advice, when posting or responding in these discussion threads, keep your premise simple, one or two points. That way you don't have 30 people attacking 30 different issues. Also, respond with a quality vs quantity tactic. Amidst all the clutter, you will invariably find one or two (maybe more) people that are attempting to engage you seriously. Engage those people, ignore the jibes and jests.
Lastly, and most importantly, don't make assumptions about what others think. Obviously, you have your own assumptions. Labeling them as such before you move on is helpful.
"There remain four irreducible objections to religious faith: that it wholly misrepresents the origins of man and the cosmos, that because of this original error it manages to combine the maximum servility with the maximum of solipsism, that it is both the result and the cause of dangerous sexual repression, and that it is ultimately grounded on wish-thinking." ~Christopher Hitchens, god is not Great
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