RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 18, 2015 at 2:59 pm
(This post was last modified: September 18, 2015 at 3:04 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(September 18, 2015 at 2:53 pm)Crossless1 Wrote:(September 18, 2015 at 2:27 pm)robvalue Wrote: I'd love it if all the thiests here moved away from just the really serious religious discussions and into some of the other topics, or light hearted threads. It allows us to interact with you more as people rather than every dialogue being a battle.
For those of you who have made the effort, I certainly appreciate it! It shows you're here to actually talk to us as people as well and not just bang on our heads and try to convert us. For those who never make this effort, it's really hard to develop any kind of relationship. I've noticed these tend to be the same people who rarely joke around and have fun on here. That also makes things really hard.
^This^
Look, I'm as guilty as anyone here of throwing bombs and insults when I get bored or frustrated with a member. Honestly, I'm not quite such a prick in my day-to-day life and would welcome opportunities to get to know something about some of our religious members aside from what apologetics they favor and how often they can cite the Bible or Koran.
I've long thought that when it comes to GC, Drich, Chad, and -- yes -- even Randy, I would probably like each of them IRL and would enjoy them a lot more here if they would just for once stop yapping about their faith. There are other things to talk about, after all, and it's good to lighten up occasionally. (Professor gets a pass on the religious talk since he is so delightfully loony. I wouldn't change a thing.) And I liked CL from the start. But as others have said, she's made an effort to become something in our little community other than an antagonist.
Vinegar or honey, theists. Vinegar or honey.
Hats off to you, brotha!
"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