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1. Why do believers have to convince you of anything?

Tue May 1, 2012, 11:46 AM

May 2012

Why should anyone assume the position of arbiter of any thought to be worthy of consideration and worthy of ridicule unless it meets his own determination of what is worthy?

Why on earth would anyone allow that to happen?

Why should anyone give your beliefs and opinions any consideration?

You are not encouraging discussion. This approach guarantees, at best, a shut down of discussion, at worst, a rapid devolution into nonsense.

Those are my thoughts.

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Let's get down to brass tacks, shall we? [View all] cleanhippie May 2012 OP

Why do believers have to convince you of anything? rug May 2012 #1

I completely agree ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #3

They do only when those beliefs are held up as some standard or reason for an occourance. cleanhippie May 2012 #6

That's less than what you originally said. rug May 2012 #7

+1 Starboard Tack May 2012 #10

Ok, rug, just where IS the crux of the conversation then? cleanhippie May 2012 #13

Smartie pants? rug May 2012 #14

You made a whole bunch of claims, many unprovable saras May 2012 #2

Um, cleanhippie never said that "..there is a single, objective universe" Taverner May 2012 #4

A couple of reactions. Thats my opinion May 2012 #8

Two points. eqfan592 May 2012 #17

Whatever flavor or stripe? Really? E_Pluribus_Unitarian May 2012 #5

8 replies and already you can see you're wasting your energy. mr blur May 2012 #9

What deliberate misunderstandings are you referring to? Starboard Tack May 2012 #11

It would seem that way. cleanhippie May 2012 #12

Stop! edhopper May 2012 #15

Dave's not here. Leontius May 2012 #16