[split] Are Questions About God Important?

[The Grand Nudger]

Because atheists opinions on such matters are a game, whereas yours are the set of true and good and genuine ones.

[Confused-by-christianity]

@FrustratedFool
@Angrboda

Maybe you're right. shall i give it a go?? haha

im getting a little ... ... ... not as keen to play along ???

[FrustratedFool]

It can't make things worse.

But I understand your reticence to humour people who've been rude to you. I think I may just start being rude and obnoxious here so as to better fit in.

[Confused-by-christianity]

It can't make things worse.

But I understand your reticence to humour people who've been rude to you.  I think I may just start being rude and obnoxious here so as to better fit in.

Please, don't.

You're a great speaker.

stick to your guns

[The Grand Nudger]

The theist who thinks atheism is a game is a joke for many atheists. You're not keen to play along, and we're not keen to humor you.

[FrustratedFool]

It can't make things worse.

But I understand your reticence to humour people who've been rude to you.  I think I may just start being rude and obnoxious here so as to better fit in.

Please, don't.

You're a great speaker.

stick to your guns

Thank you, but being serious and civil here provokes people more than just being rude and silly it seems.

[Mister Agenda]

... a deterrent.

So thats whats up.

Deterring christians from coming here. ??!!

now i get it  :-)

That seems like malicious misinterpretaton to me.

[Mister Agenda]

Can someone else ask her if she supports a woman’s choice?

If you want to talk abortion - why not open a thread?? :-)  

Im not getting in on that action - but nothing stopping you???

They don't want to talk about abortion in general, they want to know what YOUR take on it is. That you avoid this simple question is telling. If the reason you're not answering is that you don't think abortion should be a topic in this thread, you're free to start a thread on abortion.

As I've observed elsewhere, you can be rude without uing 'bad' words. Hiding your true opinions is an example of that.

[Confused-by-christianity]

@FrustratedFool
@Angrboda
Do you support a woman’s right for an abortion?

i often try to speak in the positive.
rather than say what i dont want, i feel the better morality is to search for what i do want.  (this is a general thing - i cant say it works in all cases.)

for abortion, i hesitate to say someone shouldn't have one, how can i be qualified to speak for all cases and all people ???  more importantly, it leaves the most important question unanswered ... how do we want the world to be with respect to children, parenthood, families???

I think that a good loving warm family is one of the most beautiful things on earth.

Saying "no abortions" leaves the world a little short of that grand ideal.
Saying "all can have abortions" again, leaves half the important stuff untouched.

Neither side goes far enough.  People seem to have picked a side, based on a bad question and decended into tribalism - whilst missing the greater target.

They no longer seem to care about the good - they seem to instead only care about their side winning.

its the question which is wrong.  the question should be, 

"how best we have children and raise them?"

Dont just tell someone they cant have an abortion and then leave them.  
Dont just tell someone they can have an abortion and then leave them.

Create your ideal - keep that target in mind, dont lose sight of it, and strive.  

Please note:  this is a general answer, not commenting on anyone who may or may not have had an abortion.  Im not a christian to judge anyone, or hurt people - im a christian to help anyone i can.

[Mister Agenda]

The problem you have with getting me to answer - is that i dont feel that you are genuinely concerned with the subject so much as you have found a focal point in me, personally to go after.

:-)  (smiley to show friendliness)

A smiley doesn't excuse evasiveness. And apparently you're admitting that you're only witholding your opinion because you don't think they are concerned about the subject. I however, am genuinely curious about these things. You portray yourself as kind and enlightened, and you have a special advantage in this area because Jesus personally contacted you. Do your opinions bear this out or are thy contradictory to being compassionate and helpful?