(November 14, 2012 at 10:12 am)Drich Wrote:(November 13, 2012 at 3:00 pm)Rhythm Wrote: LOL, You -can- have a conversation about your beliefs without preaching Drich.How can I when the term has never been defined by anyone here? I have found the term used from describing a judgement levied on someone like (You are going to Hell) to being identified as anything that refers to God. Or it is used as a last resort that refers to anything a theist says that trumps one of you. Like in this thread, and my arguement involveing General Nazi History. That was considered preaching to I reminded the person I wa speaking about recorded History. So no, I can not have a discussion that involves preaching unless it is well defined, because other wise it becomes a goto for anyone who is in trouble with their arguement.
You could try "I statements." For instance, "I feel..." Or "I believe..." Or "In my experience..." When you start stating beliefs as facts, that's where trouble arises. Take ownership of what you say as true for you, but not necessarily true for others.
Posting references helps too. If you read something somewhere, it's okay to summarize and just generally reference the book/article. If it's a website, try to list the site. Practically speaking, no one has everything they've learned on the web filed away for later use and at their fingertips, but you can allude to or just state the site that you found the given info on.
Just trying to be helpful, this is not intended to be condescending