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Originally Posted by skizziks
I can see their point. To play devil's advocate (HA! I roll me), if I was running, say, a board about how much I love PCs, I wouldn't want the MAC people to constantly argue with me that MAC is better and PCs crash all the time. I understand that non-Christians can debate theology, but perhaps the Christians just don't want to hear the arguments, because to them, they make no sense. I'm a catholic, and I actually believe in God and all that. I will listen to an atheist all day long, and understand his points and see his logic, but I will still believe in god, so in the end, it's just a waste of time for me. Even if he is right. Many Christians are closed minded, and frankly, many Christians are the most un-christian people I've ever seen. There are also many who are open minded, but have heard all the arguments and are so strongly rooted in their faith, their faith takes care of the answer, so the arguments are moot.
It's not that they (I'll be nice and say most of them. There are those pussies who hide behind religion to keep them from dealing with and acknowledging their sad and pathetic life) are afraid you will shatter their faith with your waterproof logic, they just want to debate on their own terms.
That Terral guy seems like a dick.
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Actually, as an atheist in practise and a technical agnostic, I LOVE hearing the arguments of theists, etc. The further they push the argument, the firmer ground that my opinion (not belief!) rests upon.
When you stop listening to, acknowledging and debating the points of your opposites, you've lost. Always. I can think of no exceptions.
THERE WILL BE NO DEBATE.
( heh, except for the debate, of course

winky! )