Hello

[Paul the Human]

I'm not going to talk with the following types of atheists:

You-can't-prove-it types. These are the ones who have no intellect beyond the realization that nothing can be proved in this world with any certainty. So, they use that as their only debating technique. God(s) can't be proved, nor has the standard model of quantum mechanics been proved. I can't prove to you the sky is the same blue to me as it is to you. I can't prove we are not in a dream, and I can't prove you exist. So, why talk with that type?

You can't prove that god(s) exist, so why should you believe that he/it does, indeed, exist? The standard model of quantum mechanics cannot be proven and that's why no one claims that it is, indeed, true. It is conjecture, not unlike the concept of god(s), except there is far more demonstrable evidence to support it.

You're Bible says... types. I can't defend Christianity and I won't. I can defend a lot of things Jesus Christ is supposed to have said, but I can't defend an institution like conservative right-wing Christianity. I am a theist of the highest order, but I am not a Christian. So, if I don't respond to posts like that, don't be surprised.

If you are not a Christian, then you can't be expected to defend Christianity. I certainly wouldn't ask you to.

Insulter-types I don't insult anyone, and I'm not going to respond to people who insult me. Some people feel insulted because that's their thing--to go through life feeling insulted; some people pretend to be insulted to manipulate a theist into backing off a position. The fact is, I don't insult anyone, and if I think you feel insulted by what I say, I'm not going to continue the debate with you.

You have already been insulting and confrontational in this thread, so there goes that claim. If anyone here ends up throwing insults in your direction, it will be a sign that you have been judged as unworthy of or incapable of constructive discussion. So, once that starts to happen, you might want to step back and look at how you are being perceived.

But I want to add one other category of atheist I won't respond to, the We don't believe that...type.

Do you claim that one or more deities exist? Yes? We do not believe that. We each have our reasons, some of which differ and some of which overlap, but not one of us believes that claim. Hence the label 'atheist'.

If you are unwilling to discuss your beliefs with anyone that disagrees with you... why are you here? I'm not trying to be insulting, but you already seem to have your mind made up (mistakenly) about atheists and have shown a propensity for gross generalizations, so... what is your goal here? Are you here to prove us wrong? If so, good luck... but be careful not to preach.

more bans from Christian and atheist groups than I can count

At some point, you have to wonder if the problem is you, don't you think? Not that you are a problem here, but that statement implies that you plan to be. That would make you a troll. Are you a troll?