Attn: Christians, We've Heard Them Already

[John V]

OK, I'll go slow.

Likewise.

"I'm not interested in re-hashing the same debate where nothing new is offered.

Then don't. No one's asking you to. What's this "duty" you have? Why aren't you exercising it daily?

I've already debunked these arguments.

In your mind.

Here's the link."

"I've followed your link and read your post. Here's where you made some mistakes... (counter-arguments to the linked post ensue)."

"I've ignored your link cause I didn't feel like reading 11 pages of old stuff to see if any of my arguments are new, and because there are plenty of people here willing to debate it from scratch."

Ah, yes, because clicking on a link is just so hard.

No, because reading many pages of discussion to determine if I have anything new to offer is time consuming.

In a formal debate, as the one I had on the historicity of the Gospels, yes.

I agree in a formal debate. Since there are few formal debates on this site, I ask again - is it a general rule?

False comparison.

Linking to a post =/= linking to an entire forum and website.

False comparison. Linking to a post /= linking to a long thread.

Or perhaps I was just saying that your opinions aren't important to me.

Maybe not. However, you seem to be mostly interested in tooting your own horn with these links to old threads.