(October 26, 2011 at 9:37 am)lucent Wrote:(October 26, 2011 at 9:25 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: And ignoring the insults and concentrating on the argument they did or didn't give back is too much to ask?
You're in our sandbox now. I asked this place to not be so hostile. I also asked theists to grow a thicker skin.
It's entirely possible to have intellectually rewarding conversations about God free from acrimony. I know, because I've had them. There are thoughtful atheists out there who are willing to engage and have a reasoned debate that actually gets farther than "god is a fairytale and youre a moron". I don't know particularly what is poisoning the atmosphere here, but from I have gathered it is a selective enforcement of the rules. The reasoning I have heard is..theists mistreat atheists in their forums, therefore, we get to mistreat theists here. Well, even if that were universally true, which I know it isn't, it certainly doesn't speak to the claim that atheism is in any wise superior to theism. Rather, it shows it is petty and vindictive.
Oh dear ...childish hissy fit... Eh luce?
I doubt very much that you have had any intellectual debates or discussions ever , if what you have posted to date is any guide.
Thing is my dear is that you have not put forward anything worthy of discussion to date. You have taken the moral high ground in all your statements and then have cried wolf when someone challenges you; as you are doing now.
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