Quite a shame how people respond

[Gilgamesh]

His problem is that I said "do work" - something many of us repeat to many people every day on this forum. I bet if I looked up Rhythm alone, there'd be a slew of examples of him telling people that. Not because I am discouraging discussion, but because for us to have meaningful discussion without getting tired of having to repeat ourselves, people asking the question should do a modicum of work on their side to make sure the question hasn't already been answered...especially when they frame it in such a way as "Take THAT, atheists!!" It was framed in the context of why we would get irritated at theists coming in and asking or saying the same fucking thing over and over again, usually with a tone of mockery or arrogance, and 'wondering' why our hackles get up.

And then there are the nice people who come in and simply want to have discussion and frame their posts in such a manner. Don't have a problem with that. This is a discussion board. I didn't say they *have* to go any particular way. My post merely described why we get angry and what could be done to solve it. Don't want to do it? Pay the price. Do work, get nice discussion. Don't do work, get abuse. That's how THIS forum goes, whether you like it or not.

-or you could politely tell them why they're wrong and that's that. Why should they go anywhere else to have their argument defeated when it can happen here? This is what a discussion forum is for; to discuss.

I'm aware of how this forum functions, by the way. I'm voicing that it should be different, is all.