I am removing the content of this post and apologizing for posting it.

[Goblinmonger]

121. I don't get you.

You write a post yesterday (or relatively recently) where you talk about the way you argue with your group of friends. You know, the whole respond, agree or disagree, rebuttal...that whole thing. Which I did. And now you are just dismissing that tact. I read your post; I understood it; I disagreed with one concept of it and responded to that. Did I need to go point-by-point through your post and say "I agree with this," "I agree with this"? I wasn't ignoring it, I was rebutting that which I disagreed with.

I don't know that saying "I have a different opinion" is enough. To me, this goes to a level of respect. I, and many other atheists, have made it clear to you why we do not have a religion and what our atheism means. You are just disregarding what we are telling you about what we think, believe, and don't believe and inserting your own concept of our mindframe. To me it is like the Native American mascot issue. Many Native Americans say the mascots are not a form respect. The white powers at those schools just metaphorically pat the Native Americans on the head and say "Oh, you're so silly, of course it's respect." If someone tells you something about what they thing/feel/believe, isn't is common courtesy to go with that concept? I don't go around telling people they aren't a Christian or that they don't really believe in god.