Dear Atheist Forums

[Cinjin]

Maybe it's my age, maybe it's my background in the school of hard knocks, maybe young people today are such fragile creatures but I really can't see what all the fuss is about!
Is it not natural that in the course of often heated debate a little name-calling will occur? Is it not natural that an atheist will feel exasperated at most of what theists spout in their posts?
Is it not natural that debate about politics between atheists of the left and of the right will become heated and that insults will be tossed around?
I prefer honest exchanges such as we have to an authoritarian approach which will neuter genuine debate.
Calling people names never broke any jaws!
I think the balance here is ok as it is.

What's the fuss about? Really? Have you been reading the nature of the threads for the past few weeks. Yes, many are fine, but some are not.

Maybe Adrian's right - maybe it is time to bail if we can't even be rational about a topic like this. Yes bozo, sometimes the balance is just fine. No one here is saying we have to play with kid gloves, but this bare knuckle beat down we've been dishing out has gotten to be a bit much and we are losing people for it.

Honest exchanges are very important, but I think it's bull shit to use free speech and censorship rhetoric as a way to defend rude behavior. We can all be a little nicer and more respectful without the slightest bit of compromise in our debating.


That's it. I'm done.

You disagree with me....that's fine, I am only offering my opinion, yet you seem to be losing your cool already!
If we were to continue batting this around, how long would it take for you to verbally abuse me do you think?

Ridiculous. I did not insult you in any way shape or form. I pointed out the flaw in your logic and so you're playing the martyr. Please.

Where pray tell, do I lose my cool in that post???