After A Year Without God, Former Pastor Ryan Bell No Longer Believes

[el_bryanto]

80. A few points

The problem with the whole defer to the hosts bit is that it presumes you have no responsibility to uphold the rules as an individual. I think that posts on religion - whether negative or positive - should be regulated to the appropriate forums. A post that was positive about religion would be just as divisive (if not more so) as one, like this, that is negative towards religion. Since I agree with the rationale behind the rule I think you and I and everybody who participates here has a responsibility to support that rule (for the same reasons that Israel Palestine and Gun Control posts should be regulated to the appropriate forums.

You seem to disagree - i.e. you won't challenge the Hosts if they lock a post as off topic, but you feel like this one, and ones like it should be allowed in General Discussion - what good do you see coming of this sort of discussion?

I think that demonstrable gets to the issue more than empirical does, but I understand why you might prefer empirical - I'm fine either way. Also I stated my beliefs in regard to you once you asked me what they were - I don't necessarily think it's ideal to impose my beliefs on someone else. While earlier I did find some value in participating in the religion forum and engaging in these discussions, i've come around to the belief that it's a waste of time, at least on these forums. It just creates anger and resentment, and I'm good enough at being angry and resentful without participating there.

As it is, I don't find being called repeatedly childlike and arrogant necessarily enjoyable.

Bryant