(November 14, 2018 at 11:52 am)Shell B Wrote: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?
That is fine. I didn't mean to offend or insinuate that yall haven't already thought of and considered it in the past. I was speaking purely from my personal experience of coming here with the intent of discussion and mutual exchange of ideas and being met with mostly brick walls. Which is true, and is also fine. I'm not saying anything about what yall have or have not considered in the past. I was asked for an explanation of why I decided to leave, and I gave it.
"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