In need of a more humbleness. Why condemning the Theistic position makes no sense.

[The Grand Nudger]

So, your go to explanation for my stance was clearly the notion that I held some undefined grudge against religion (not even sure how that would be possible...btw). Failing that, radio silence? The whole "grudge against religion" bit, Celestine, is just something that holymen tell their flocks in order to dodge difficult criticism, and..let's face it, as part of a job security strategy. Have I ever failed to lay out why I put forward the positions that I do in our conversations? No, I have not. So why then, do I find myself being approached from such a ludicrous (and pious) angle? If you've been reading, you -know- why I say the things that I do. I'm a wordy motherfucker - I leave very little open to wonder or interpretation when it comes to my stance on religion.

I have nothing to hold a grudge for, no source of resentment, no event or goings on to be bitter about. I've led a fortunate life. I don't have the deconversion sob story that you are desperately reaching for. I've never been a believer, and I wasn't forced to attend services by my family (had you told me 20 years ago that there were actually people in the world that believed all of this religious nonsense I would have flat out called you a liar - even the damned priests I knew were atheists, my naive POV was that it was an oddity of history). Hell, I never even got diddled by a priest - but maybe I just wasn't pretty enough? Boo-hoo, woe is me, it's all religions fault - and all that jazz.....