Quite a shame how people respond

[little_monkey]

Neither will reasoning politely with them. People do that too all the time.

Not that I want to brag in bringing these numbers, but I have thousands of posts on AF.com, now seem defunct, and thousands on other forums, including several on theist forums, and my experience is quite the opposite of your claim.

Education, not debate, will win the day. That's the way to fight. I don't expect to change any minds here with discussion. I do hope that sometimes I point people to the right links or explain something in a more understandable way for them to see a little more clearly, as I can only hope they'll do for me. But that still doesn't mean one has to stop cursing for that to happen.

Agree on the education issue, but that war is going to be won in the political arena. Not here, on this forum. And the reality is that cursing in that arena will get you nowhere. Problem is, if you curse here you will do it everywhere. Few people can exercise restrain once the beast has been unleashed.