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Originally Posted by August
And I have had people tell me that just because I believe in God that i'm some kind of loony tunes and all sorts of other rude and insulting things. Is that any different than your experience?
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I honestly can't answer that. I've only really seen it from one side. My gut reaction is to say that there is a definite bias one way, but I'm sure my view is colored by my own experiences, and making an objective assessment is beyond my abilities. I will say there are morons on both sides that try to push their views.
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Originally Posted by August
I ask because I can manage to have these discussions without resorting to such invective. It seems some of your Atheist colleagues just can't do that.
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I must admit, some of the replies I considered earlier were more along the lines of AngusJS. If my day had been going worse, it could very well have been a lot like that (including the stamps and baldness).
But that wouldn't get us anywhere. I'm quite happy to discuss/debate theology and specifics, but that really doesn't go well online. I've been involved in enough discussions on forums to know it wouldn't get us anywhere. I'd scream at you, you'd scream at me, and at the end of it, neither one of us would believe any different, but our opinions of each other (and the spectators' opinions of both of us) would drop. As long we're not attacking each other or advocating restrictions to anyone's rights, a calm discussion can bring a lot more understanding to everyone.