[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Have to agree with you there LT. If religious members want to start religious threads then they are free to do so (if they are willing to be challenged). Likewise, if anyone doesn't want to be involved in one of these threads then they are free to simply NOT click the link or engage in the discussion, and find another thread topic that they are willing to discuss...

One might theorise, based on the reactions to anti-organised-religion threads, that the reason religious people don't start religious threads is in fact because they don't want to be challenged. Most find it very emotionally challenging (and therefore get angry), because most have many complex emotions wrapped up in / repressed by faith. In my opinion, of course.

Or... maybe they're just well aware of how it'll turn out. All the atheists getting together to accuse people with faith that they're pretty stupid really. Read through this thread, if you're honest about it you'll see what I mean.

You assume people are repressed, you assume a lot... the thing you never assume is that it's none of your business what people believe and knowing the thread will descend into this kind of meaningless nonsense maybe some of us prefer to keep our faith to ourselves. Pretty rich to expect people to justify themselves for your entertainment when all you want to do really is argue. That's not a debate.