(March 7, 2016 at 11:04 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(March 7, 2016 at 9:36 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Here's my opinion about this, and I'll be blunt.
CL has an avatar of a cute girl with big jugs, and speaks like Pollyanna. Several of the other posters in this thread have been especially kind to CL, and I think that it has a lot more to do with who they think she/he is than with the actual ideas. I guarantee if she had MY portrait as her Avatar, you all would have taken great relish in tearing her/him a new one. Shame on you guys for that.
Now, I have nothing against CL, and I'm happy to have religious people posting and making arguments. This helps me refine my position, and is of great value. However, this pick-and-choose relationship she has with her religion shows to me she's smart enough to realize that as a unified collection of philosophical ideas, it is completely incoherent. The next step for her, I would hope, is to ask whether ANYTHING, other than a general sense of goodwill toward humanity, is coherent about the Catholic institution.
And if there's nothing there but vague optimism and goodwill toward others, I'd ask her this-- why not shed the mythology and just keep the values, in their purest, most human form-- her own desire to be a good person?
I have not picked and chosen any Catholic teachings. I accept and adhere to all of them.
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).
To answer your question, I won't give up my beliefs because they are what I honestly believe to be the truth. And contrary to popular belief around here, they actually DO shape who I am and how I conduct myself. Not on the big things, like, obviously I would not be a serial killer if I didn't believe in God. But with the little things and just every day attitude, conduct, outlook on life and on other people, yes, I do try to follow the teachings and examples of Christ.
I will attest that you are a woman and despite your religious beliefs or maybe with an exception to them, I think you're a good person. Certainly a nice person. I think sometimes you think because they're you're religious beliefs means it's ok that they can be extremely hurtful to other people. Not everyone else agrees with that.
I don't ever want you to mistakenly think I don't like you. Because I do like you. I just think that if you can't handle a debate you shouldn't start one.