08-06-2018, 12:30 AM
There is only one thing more frustrating than a conservative Christian debating an atheist is a debate between an atheist and an ultra-orthodox member of any religion.
The debate only serves to strengthen each others' position rather than reach a middle ground.
The only real value to the debate is that each party reinforces his own position and may actually help others with similar beliefs understand the issues a bit better.
It is the rare individual who develops a better understanding of the others' views.
That is why I object to threads like this one being allowed to continue past 50 posts. Nothing new is developed, folks only get deeper entrenched, and the garbage pile gets deeper.
The debate only serves to strengthen each others' position rather than reach a middle ground.
The only real value to the debate is that each party reinforces his own position and may actually help others with similar beliefs understand the issues a bit better.
It is the rare individual who develops a better understanding of the others' views.
That is why I object to threads like this one being allowed to continue past 50 posts. Nothing new is developed, folks only get deeper entrenched, and the garbage pile gets deeper.
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"To those who have fought and almost died for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know."
-- Author Unknown
"If at first you do succeed, try not to look astonished!" -- Milton Berle