(March 8, 2016 at 12:59 am)bennyboy Wrote:(March 7, 2016 at 11:04 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: And as a woman, I find it pretty offensive that you're saying some people have been "niceish" to me only because of what I look like and the size of my chest, and not because of how I am as a person and how I have treated others here. (btw, I AM a she. You can ask that to one of the 10 forum members I have video skyped with, including KingPin, Tiberious, Whateverist, Losty, Poca, and others).I haven't said anyone was "niceish." I've said they've been nicer to you because of who they think you are, not because of the quality of your ideas. Having seen many forums involving religious males of various persuasions, I'm pretty comfortable that my assertion represents reality. If you find it offensive, that's fine, but I think you have benefited from it.
Well that's depressing. I thought people on this thread were being "nicer" (though I'd word it as less hostile, not "nicer") to me than to some other theists here because of who I am as a person, because of how I talk to them, because they are my friends, etc, etc.... NOT because of what I look like. I hope you are wrong, because it really bothers me. Because I honestly see so many of you as buddies and like you've welcomed me into the community.
"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