(September 2, 2011 at 5:17 pm)Rayaan Wrote:(September 2, 2011 at 1:41 pm)Napoleon Wrote: To be fair Void I don't think anyone does. Whenever I've seen fr0d0 or Rayaan try and give reasoning for their views they receive just as much aggression towards their points as any other theist that comes onto the site.
At least some of us get along better than others (such as me, fr0d0, tackattack, and Ryft, for example).
However, it is totally expectable that there is going to be mockery and bitterness in this forum here and there. Whenever it does happen, we shouldn't take it too seriously, and personally I don't get angry about these things and/or leave the forum. I try to put aside all the personal attacks and give my attention only to those comments which deal with the topic that I'm discussing. Also, I think it's mainly the arguments for my belief that atheists find to be ridiculous. It doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with me and my arguments for other things, nor my general intelligence.
In fact, I didn't receive as much aggression as fr0d0 and some of the other theists have undergone so far. But it's a good thing that they are still participating in this forum.
Agreed raayan. I fail to understand Cox's complaint (though I have not followed his threads) still.... should he be looking for respect I think he just squashed any hope of acquiring it.
I have more respect for raayan, fr0d0, Tacky and Ryft who are clear and argue well for their position of a point of belief, and don't get all teary because some one may get frustrated and flame them.
It is very hard to really gauge what is being said and what is being inferred and really a measure of a persons self esteem if they are able to ignore the flame and get on with the question at hand.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
