Quote:I've seen numerous people here say they don't take our beliefs seriously enough to give it any sort of time for discussion - just immediate dismissal and scoff at best
That makes the usually incorrect assumption that we have immediately dismissed your position. We haven't. You aren't the first person to propose a religious discussion in most of our lives. We've had these discussions, and most of us gave them plenty of thought before dismissing them. We dismiss them when you say them because we've already been there, thought that, said that, heard that, etc. You take it as being immediately dismissed, and that is unfair. The longest threads here are atheists talking to theists about their beliefs. They go on and on and on. These people waste hours of their lives so people like you (for lack of a less forceful phrase, but with all respect) can ignore the efforts they've put in and single out only the people who've had enough on the topic. As for myself, I can't be bothered to discuss it anymore. That's not to say I've never discussed it or considered it. I just think, with a buttload of evidence, that your stance is wildly incorrect. There is no God. Would you prefer me to hop in those threads and tell you that all the time or just ignore those threads?