YawnTractor_1756 t1_it9w880 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 12:28 AM

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For dialogue to happen both sides need to be willing to listen. Your use of derogatory words for no reason says you're not ready to and overall seems to believe you've figured life already.

VitriolicViolet t1_itauhqs wrote on October 22, 2022 at 5:48 AM

no, both sides do not need to be willing to listen.

one side makes claims that have no evidence or proof, the other supposedly bases beliefs off of evidence. as such there is no 'both sides' as the premise of each sides beliefs are contradictory.

there are no rational, tangible reasons to be religious other than wanting to be (its a story, do you put equal weight to the greek pantheon and Zeus as you do an afterlife or major religion?)

BryKKan t1_it9y7e7 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 12:43 AM

"Are you being willfully obtuse?" was a serious question, and phrased quite innocuously. On the list of potentially "derogatory" words, "obtuse" ranks right up there with "meany head". I can gather why someone might be offended by the underlying suggestion, but "derogatory language"? Give me a break.

Though I believe I can surmise the answer: Yes, you are being willfully obtuse. That is, you knew exactly what I meant, and you asked only because you were seeking a foundation for some straw-man or feckless equivocation, to aid in defense of religion or the existence of the supernatural.

I could be wrong, but judging from your initial comment deriding redditors for anti-theism, in concert with this? Seems unlikely...

>overall seems to believe you've figured life already

No, what I've "figured out" is simply what I said. Religious folks, particularly religious leaders - who "seem to believe they've figured [out] life already" - are either intentional liars or deluded fools. Nobody has those answers, and they are lying whenever they say they do.

YawnTractor_1756 t1_it9ylns wrote on October 22, 2022 at 12:47 AM

Lol now you downvote me before replying. I won't even bother reading your crap. Bye.