RE: Stump the Christian?
June 21, 2015 at 12:53 am
(This post was last modified: June 21, 2015 at 12:56 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 21, 2015 at 12:24 am)Esquilax Wrote:(June 20, 2015 at 10:56 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I can attest to that. I used to be very active on the Catholic forum Randy is referring to. There are atheists on there who are extremely outspoken and don't get treated nearly as badly there as he does here.
I submit to you that "extremely outspoken" is a very different, far more innocent endeavor than the campaign of dishonesty, hypocrisy, condescension and fiat accusations made to impugn our character that Randy has been waging since it became clear his arguments weren't going to fly. We aren't talking about outspoken here, we're talking about a guy who comes into our house with the same old warmed over apologist nonsense, and who responds to our disagreement on those points by telling us what we think and that there must be something wrong with us for not immediately converting.
Totally different kettle of fish.
Well, I personally haven't seen Randy doing any of those things.
When assessing a forum poster I look for their tone and how respectfully they address people. I don't look for whether or not I agree with them or think their ideologies are hypocritical or whether I get offended by what they believe, etc. And while I did have one atheist buddy on there whom I really really loved, there were definitely a few others who were extremely rude and condescending. I said "outspoken" to put it politely because I don't want to offend any of you here.
(June 21, 2015 at 12:24 am)Esquilax Wrote:My bolding.(June 20, 2015 at 10:56 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I can attest to that. I used to be very active on the Catholic forum Randy is referring to. There are atheists on there who are extremely outspoken and don't get treated nearly as badly there as he does here.We aren't talking about outspoken here, we're talking about a guy who comes into our house with the same old warmed over apologist nonsense, and who responds to our disagreement on those points by telling us what we think and that there must be something wrong with us for not immediately converting.
To be fair, some of you guys here have flat out called me ignorant for not agreeing with you on the existence of God. Amongst other things.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
