Josh McDowell

[salty]

I see what you mean now Ace, thank you. I agree they are easy for anyone to pull apart and you all have challenged me, which I appreciate, I needed a kick in the pants, it's just that, I really want to be friends with you guys, because I know that there's more to each of you than this kind of attitude, but how can I express my true thoughts and concerns to a bunch of raving, angry, aggressive people? I can't. I've grown so weary of the little sarcastic kickers at the end of comments, I don't even read most responses. I read Rhythm, I read Search, Sae & sometimes Minimalist, Welsh & Ace, but usually I don't get past Sae.

Making friends on it's own should be a walk in the park. It's when you fill the threads of tons of religious nonsense that will kick start a good debate. Try not to take anything personally, a good debate can highlight many things. What atheists tend to ask and not demand is that you use your head. Question everything. I have never tried to convert or de-convert anyone to atheism, I point out what I see to be faulty arguments and points. In the hope that you may see them. If there is any aggression then it could be because we have had so many theists come here talking down to us regularly. We don't get many polite and open theists. I can talk to you perfectly well as you can see. I've only challenged your beliefs, not you personally.
Some (if not most) beliefs you hold have been thoroughly debunked, so it's hard to resist to bomb the hell out of it. Habit on my part. Also some beliefs can be viewed as disgusting and in need to be challenged.

This is the kind of response, I'm interested in. Thank you Ace, I understand what you mean because there are tons of things that I have said that cannot be proven by physical evidence, especially, if I mentioned it happened to me, you would in fact need to trust that 1. I am sane. 2. I know what I'm talking about. 3. I'm not lying to you. So it's very easy for people to argue with me. I know not to take it all too personally, I am simply asking for respect in our confrontation. If I need to get a little edgy I do.