(May 4, 2013 at 6:17 am)smax Wrote:hehe... that's a was me trying and failing hard (as usual) to be witty... god doesn't exist, hence god-forsaken. It wasn't meant as a hostile remark.(May 4, 2013 at 5:53 am)pocaracas Wrote: Hostility?
What on Earth gave you the notion that I had any hostility in my post?
Oh, I don't know....
Quote:Given that... please, just stop posting on this god-forsaken thread.
(May 4, 2013 at 6:17 am)smax Wrote:SW wrote that, clearly pointing at the fact that you are enabling the existence of god in the argument.Quote:I was just trying to make you see that you were having a fallacious illogical argument... and were being trolled big time by SW... apparently, you still haven't noticed that.
me sad...
On the contrary, I counted on SW to take part in this discussion. As I said, there's a hidden agenda here. Apparently, you still haven't noticed.
Here's a clue:
Quote:That’s funny; God’s existence makes it possible for you to make the statement above. You’re like the little child slapping her father in the face and thinking she is in charge all the while sitting on his lap and being held in his arms.
Can you read between the lines?
I'm utter shit at reading between the lines... always have been.
(May 4, 2013 at 6:17 am)smax Wrote:My approach? No approach works.Quote:The seed you're trying to plant here will not take.... it just fell on bad soil, shrivels up and dies and never gets a chance to become a fossil.
Instead of starting an entirely new debate about the merits of my approach, please, share yours and please provide links demonstrating the clear effectiveness of it?
No argument is possible. That's why I'm in this forum and not in one of the thousands of religious fora out there.
I'm not looking to change other people's beliefs.... just understand why it is that they believe.
Deconversion is a process each person undergoes on his/her own when they see the world failing to meet the expectations set by their religions.
We may make it easier for those who leave religion, but only by pointing out that it's not the end of the world, there is no hell to go to, etc... life goes on, regardless of religious belief.