Why Agnostic?

[Ryft]

The words "your apparent inability" were meant as a jab, nothing else.

So you didn't mean it literally. Fair enough. I responded to that only because more often than not, in my experience, people mean it literally. And for some incomprehensible reason, they will not acknowledge what a horrifically faulty conclusion it is.

Twice he has now refused to say why my points are "wrong," citing that he just doesn't want to respond. That might absolve him in some people's minds, but not in mine.

Well, come on, let's be clear. If you state that someone is wrong but refuse to make the case—i.e., "You're wrong because I said so"—that will never absolve you of anything to an intelligent mind. Any intelligent mind, period.

Personally, when I stop responding it's because I am getting bored with the topic, or the person I am dealing with is an asshole and it is just not worth my effort anymore. So not getting a response may be a reflection upon yourself. But, like you, I like to think that "I won."

Fair point. And I, too, can and do stop responding when the whole thing seems pointless or I'm bored with it. Except Kyuuketsuki was responding. The issue is over the substance of what he was responding with: ipse dixit brusquely asserted.