(September 20, 2015 at 8:10 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote: Like us, he is who he is and is going to do what he wants. Why shouldn't he? He doesn't have to change so that I can enjoy interacting with him or like him more.
Agreed. However, if he comes here with arrogant belligerence (especially when he's just quoting stuff at us from others, as though we haven't seen it a million times before, and even though we're telling him we've seen it a million times before) and pokes at us from his own perceived position of moral/religious superiority, refusing to show us basic respect in these exchanges, he loses the right to expect to be treated in a kind fashion in return.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.