(November 11, 2017 at 7:46 pm)Cod Wrote:(November 11, 2017 at 6:54 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: A lot of these arguments are stawmen of Christianity/Christian people (like the entire OP for example). Sometimes it's best not to bother responding.
If I had a belief I would feel compelled to respond, I would fight my corner knowing that what I was saying was correct. I would definitely not have to use the term strawman to deflect from my views, my argument would be so watertight that nobody could come back with an easy response.
The problem you have is that you know as well as we do that your argument is weak and doesn't hold water. The God that you believe in differs greatly from the God that someone else in the same religion believes in, you are all making it too easy for us atheists to poo poo your ideas.
I suggest religions should get together and come to some kind of arrangement, and not fight against each other, that way you may be able to preserve the way of life you have come to love.
What? It has nothing to do with an argument for God's existence. Matilda is making assertions about all theists that simply aren't true. And people often say things about Christian beliefs that aren't true, meaning most Christian people don't believe what they are saying we believe in. It gets triring constantly having to respond and say "no, you have that wrong, I'm not like that, I've never met a Christian like that, no, that's not what I believe, no, that's not what Christianity is about..." it gets tiring, and it seems most times, people don't want to hear it. They want to keep thinking/assuming the worst of us. So yeah, I don't see the point in responding to that most of the time.
"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