Oh, come on you guys! Watching this pissing match makes me feel bad for having said so many times that the majority of atheists are formerly religious, albeit this was to point out the culture of my country to the sort of idiots who typically don't exist outside of the US. Yeah, our theist trolls are that bad, not even knowing the first thing about atheists in their own country!

Evie is in the United Kingdom, and EP should understand (as I have learned through dialogue with atheists everywhere online) that the culture of Britain and Europe is far less religiously-driven, so more of their atheists are as natural-born as the day they were.... If you didn't know that, then try and learn from it. I hate to see members who I have much respect for go at it like this - can you try and put this misunderstanding behind you?

(December 25, 2015 at 10:57 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: If you want to discuss ideas with me you first have to wish more to understand me correctly than to refer to your initial take on what I'm saying, which is wrong more often than not.

I did understand what you were saying, your objection was unwarranted because I was technically correct... I don't know why that makes you think you can call me an "asshole" repeatedly and then fling a bunch of more insults at me after I decide to be mature enough to stop arguing with you about it. You seemed to use it as an opportunity to smear me, as you falsely accuse me of smearing you. You got personal with me.

I would block you if I wasn't staff. Post #93 on this thread was nothing but an attack on me after I said I wasn't going to respond to you anymore. It upset me because it seemed so unnecessarily aggressive. I can't believe you spoke of me scaring you, you're the scary one. You're the one insulting and getting personal and aggressive. Again, you're projecting.

Any by the way was saying you "hate pedants" your way of admitting that I was technically correct while insulting me in the process and continuing to act immature?

(December 25, 2015 at 11:06 pm)God of Mr. Hanky Wrote: I hate to see members who I have much respect for go at it like this - can you try and put this misunderstanding behind you?

I would do that but I feel very uncomfortable about how personal he got with me and how many insults he flung at me, and how he accused me of "smearing" him and suggested that my behavior was "dangerous" whilst being aggressive himself.

Post #93 on this thread made me feel very uncomfortable. I'd totally block him but I can't because I'm staff.

(December 25, 2015 at 11:10 pm)Evie Wrote:

(December 25, 2015 at 11:06 pm)God of Mr. Hanky Wrote: I hate to see members who I have much respect for go at it like this - can you try and put this misunderstanding behind you?

I would do that but I feel very uncomfortable about how personal he got with me and how many insults he flung at me, and how he accused me of "smearing" him and suggested that my behavior was "dangerous" whilst being aggressive himself.

Post #93 on this thread made me feel very uncomfortable. I'd totally block him but I can't because I'm staff.

That post was a bit strange, and since he titled the thread as he did, there's nothing dickish in pointing it out the way you did. That's probably what I would have done.

(December 25, 2015 at 11:06 pm)God of Mr. Hanky Wrote: Oh, come on you guys! Watching this pissing match makes me feel bad for having said so many times that the majority of atheists are formerly religious, albeit this was to point out the culture of my country  to the sort of idiots who typically don't exist outside of the US. Yeah, our theist trolls are that bad, not even knowing the first thing about atheists in their own country!

Evie is in the United Kingdom, and EP should understand (as I have learned through dialogue with atheists everywhere online) that the culture of Britain and Europe is far less religiously-driven, so more of their atheists are as natural-born as the day they were.... If you didn't know that, then try and learn from it. I hate to see members who I have much respect for go at it like this - can you try and put this misunderstanding behind you?

It's about his willful ignorance of what I meant, not about the fact that he was born an atheist and always was one. I never said I doubt that, I just said nobody gives a fuck, since the thread was rather obviously asking about how one became an atheist, and since he never became one, he didn't have to post.

(December 25, 2015 at 11:06 pm)Evie Wrote:

(December 25, 2015 at 10:57 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: If you want to discuss ideas with me you first have to wish more to understand me correctly than to refer to your initial take on what I'm saying, which is wrong more often than not.

I did understand what you were saying, your objection was unwarranted because I was technically correct... I don't know why that makes you think you can call me an "asshole" repeatedly and then fling a bunch of more insults at me after I decide to be mature enough to stop arguing with you about it. You seemed to use it as an opportunity to smear me, as you falsely accuse me of smearing you. You got personal with me.

I would block you if I wasn't staff. Post #93 on this thread was nothing but an attack on me after I said I wasn't going to respond to you anymore. It upset me because it seemed so unnecessarily aggressive. I can't believe you spoke of me scaring you, you're the scary one. You're the one insulting and getting personal and aggressive. Again, you're projecting.

Any by the way was  saying you "hate pedants" your way of admitting that I was technically correct while insulting me in the process and continuing to act immature?

I swear the world will burn before some people will get their heads out of their behinds. Literally burn.

Change is uncomfortable. Change is good. Sleep on it.

(December 26, 2015 at 12:33 am)excitedpenguin Wrote: It's about his willful ignorance of what I meant, not about the fact that he was born an atheist and always was one. I never said I doubt that, I just said nobody gives a fuck, since the thread was rather obviously asking about how one became an atheist, and since he never became one, he didn't have to post.

How about leaving the decision as to what's OK to post up the the staff, eh?

IOW, you don't get to pick and choose who or what posts in any thread, regardless of who started it, so how about you stop acting like you do?

(December 26, 2015 at 12:56 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:

(December 26, 2015 at 12:33 am)excitedpenguin Wrote: It's about his willful ignorance of what I meant, not about the fact that he was born an atheist and always was one. I never said I doubt that, I just said nobody gives a fuck, since the thread was rather obviously asking about how one became an atheist, and since he never became one, he didn't have to post.

How about leaving the decision as to what's OK to post up the the staff, eh?

IOW, you don't get to pick and choose who or what posts in any thread, regardless of who started it, so how about you stop acting like you do?

This post is so retarded I don't even know how to reply to it.

I can't force him to do anything on this forum. Only the staff can. You know that. I know that.