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Gee, that's really impressive.

If only everyone would just quote other people.

Fuxake what a pompous remark.

You are right that does sound elitist. I have nothing against more light-hearted threads where people make pithy comments, discuss topical issues, and/or build a sense of community.

I was expressing a preference for discussions where the participants share the common nomenclature of the Western philosophy. I simply get more out of being reminded of an objection by Hume, for example, and forced to reckon with it than I get from clever irreverences. IMHO, there are more than enough atheist members noting the problems with fundamentalist doctrines in the section devoted to religion and too few pondering the ramifications of the death of god in the philosophy section.

That said, the religious trolls tend to keep the atheist trolls occupied and out of my hair, which is just fine with me.

There are forum topics for those who fancy themselves as having deep thoughts that aren't for the general membership.

Maybe start a thread on a topic that interests you and mark it [serious], then maybe you will only get the kind of give and take that's acceptable to you.