acptulsa
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Great post except for the conclusion.
By disagreeing with each other’s beliefs, we are not “attacking each other” or “fighting amongst each other & falling down” (both phrases implying real aggression), but are only doing what you previously described: practicing “free speech”. And in the case of atheists disagreeing with Christian beliefs, the “speech” is literally about “the unpopular thing”.
So while I completely (fight hard to) defend the rights of the religious to disagree with the non-religious and vise versa, the problem is predominantly the religious who claim that the non-religious SHOULD NOT disagree with the religious. (I have a whole thread about this in this same forum. You might want to check it out.)
Judge not lest ye be judged.
You can no more prove nonexistence than someone can prove existence. So, you're arguing a point of faith as surely as anyone in this thread--and more than most. Call it religious faith, call it non-religious faith, suit yourself. But you are arguing a point of faith either way.
And I've never seen anyone argue that you have the right to argue your fool head off about this. But I've seen a whole lot of people say that doing it rudely, and doing it rudely here of all places (this site being in support of a man of faith in God), is trollish behavior.
Care to argue that specific point? Or will you duck and cover and talk about pasta again?