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Originally posted by Jynx
honestly, i've considered it more of an ego issue than anything - yes, some have strongly held beliefs, but my guess is that at the bottom of it are two issues:
1. Fame - we want to be the one responsible for that one breakthrough enlightenment, or at the very least, we want to have the "i won an argument" bragging rights
2. Pack Mentality - most of our lives is governed in some way by an "us vs. them" mentality - our team vs. your team, US vs Iraq, people who like rap vs. everyone else..... while this isn't necessarily bad, you'll also get "team rivalries" about such somber issues as religion.
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Listen to this person - very smart.
To be honest, I really don't care what other people think about religion, unless it somehow directly affects me and my ability to live my life in a fashion consistent with my personal values (ie, trying to burn me at the stake or some other similar nonsense). What business of mine is it if someone wants to believe in God? How does that affect me? It doesn't, and I don't care. I argue for the sake of argument, for the sake of being right, and simply because I can. I always like a good debate, even if I end up wrong in the end (though of course, everyone wants to be right).
But no. I don't have any vested interest in convincing anyone of anything, because I don't care what they think. They could all commit mass suicide tomorrow and it wouldn't matter to me in the least.