RE: New here :)
March 2, 2011 at 10:40 am
(This post was last modified: March 2, 2011 at 10:42 am by Edwardo Piet.)
(March 2, 2011 at 10:24 am)The Diplomat Wrote: Basically, everyone should be able to have a religious discussion without making personal attacks and/or getting angry at everyone.I didn't see that happening here.
Quote: Atheists: if there's no god, why should you feel such a strong need to convince others that there isn't one?
Why not?
Quote: Let them have their naive beliefs, right?
Why?
Quote:I'm not saying there shouldn't be any religious debate, that's why I'm here; but it can be done without anybody believing that others' beliefs are loads of insufferable bill crap,And if we do believe such a thing, how can that be helped?
Quote: because we all have gone through the stages of believing in the other "side".
That depends.
Quote:Quoting my signature and claiming that that "says it all" is an example of replies I dislike. And bear in mind that when I say dislike, I mean replies that aren't good for the convo.Why not?
Quote: For a good religious discussion to start, everyone has to kick back, grab a coke or whatever, and realize that the goal is to strengthen one's own beliefs, not convince others that they are correct.
Isn't it rather unproductive to just reinforce your own beliefs? That could equate to living in a bubble and never really testing yourself.
Quote:Some make it their goal to convince others that their beliefs are the right ones.And what's wrong with that?
Quote: That's the response I predict I will get... May I ask why?Why not?
Quote: I'm honestly wondering, I know it sounds like I'm making a point, but I really just want to hear your side.
Because I'm of the opinion that God is highly improbable, because I believe he very probably doesn't exist, I would love to deconvert any theist whenever I can. I think it would be better to live in a world with less delusional fairy tales (I say fairy tales because I do not consider it to be a strawman at all, I consider it analogous).
So, what was wrong with my Santa Claus analogy?
And, I would still like to know why you say you call yourself the Diplomat because you are more logical. What has logic got to do with diplomacy?
