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Originally Posted by shakran
The point in all this is that we really don't have any evidence that God exists. That's why it's called faith, not fact. I don't think we should be upset at the direction this thread is going just because Will states his beliefs in a no-nonsense way. I don't think he's pulling a Dawkins, and saying that all of you who do believe in god are morons, and I don't see any reason to think the thread is turning nasty.
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Shakran, I'm not sure if you're talking to me directly, but since you quoted me directly in your response, I guess I'll reply!
Just to be clear: I have no problem with Will's beliefs. In fact, I agree with pretty much every single one of them. I went from being a card-carrying evangelical in my teen/college years to whatever contentedly vague and agnostic position I'm in now, precisely because I chose to question everything I was told. Most of it went out the window. So believe me, you're preaching to the choir in terms of my reaction to what Will is saying.
My only feeling was that whenever a thread starts becoming a line-by-line dissection of each other's threads... then yeah, it gets a bit tiresome to read. It's not necessarily nasty, but I find it difficult to keep interest in a topic I would otherwise love to read about. The presentation becomes more bitter/personal/backbiting, which I don't enjoy. Maybe that's just my bias and everyone else here loves threads like that... if so, I'll shut up.