(June 12, 2012 at 9:10 am)Faith No More Wrote: What? Did you forget to take your meds? I took mine.
I may need meds, but not for our dispute here. You'd make a case if you were arguing for a drug that stopped me from telling really horrible jokes.
All I am saying is for you and any theist not to assume what is in my head. I want my detractors to get tough with me, not fear me. A a lot like in sports when two teams duke it out and then shake hands afterwords. If I am annoyed by someone that much I can stop responding to their posts or put them on ignore.
You cannot do that if everything is all or nothing or either/or. Life is never one solution, much less only two.
If we are all individuals then our diversity as atheists and our tactics show theists that we are no different than they are.
I promise every theist reading this it is STRICTLY about what they claim. If I truly hated everyone merely on the fact they say something I find absurd, I would have to live on an island with no contact with other humans. The fact that you and I are arguing, both being atheists, also does not mean I hate you. And I do not assume you hate me merely because ON THIS TOPIC you are pulling your hair out because you don't agree with me.
If there there are two words I hate in the human language are "never" and "absolute". Context can be the only guide and most of the time that is a comfort issue.
