(January 1, 2016 at 6:33 pm)Cephus Wrote: There's a difference between being positive about things that are realistic and being pie-in-the-sky, believing-in-unicorns irrational.
Not everyone thinks the same as you do, Cephus. Just because someone (most people, really) doesn't agree with you regarding the existence of a God, doesn't mean they are not rational people. It just means they believe something different on this particular issue.
You sound exactly the same as the snobby self righteous religious people you all hate who just say to anyone who does not believe: "you're wrong, I'm right, you're crazy, I'm sane, and that's just the end of it." That's just the opposite side of the exact same coin, my friend.
Of course, there's nothing wrong with making an argument for your particular way of thinking on this, but to sit there and say the other person is wrong and irrational, is completely counter productive. Because of course you think you're right and they're wrong, and of course they think they're right and you're wrong. That's the whole point of having a different belief.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
