Originally posted by RichardBrittain
Most debates between atheists become a battle of semantics, but even more so, disputes between atheists and believers tend to become a showcase of contradiction. Apparently, 95% of people are unknowing hypocrites, so... I'm gonna go ahead and extrapolate, and presume that most of you have no idea what you're even talking about. 😉Seeking truth is the only valid outlook.
Is your username a reference to Richard Dawkins?
Originally posted by RichardBrittainHow could a point not seen be made? Do you embrace solipsism?
I've made my point and you saw it not.
If you just sought the truth, you wouldn't be angry; indeed, you would be glad.We're glad to have friendly if sometimes heated debates on topics of mutual interest, even with complete strangers. All that comes across from you is impatience, arrogance and just a pinch of...desperation to be heard?
Wisdom doesn't come from superficial knowledge.Neither does it hail from anything you've posted.
What compounds your apparent lack of authenticity is your insistence on remaining opaque, as opposed to being open and helpful. As Einstein put it, if you feel you know a truth, you should be able to explain it to your grandmother. Otherwise, you don't really know it.
Share with us. We don't bite (well, most of us, anyway 😉 )
Do you meditate, ie, practice attention control?
Originally posted by RichardBrittain
I think there are a lot of cons to such a viewpoint, mainly the inherent contradiction atheism creates between the person and the world they're trying to interact with.Atheists tend to become insular and end up only believing in themselves.
Originally posted by Bardock42
That is not based in any sort of reality, it's just something you made up.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
So, can I deduce that you do not believe in yourself?
Originally posted by RichardBrittain
Most debates between atheists become a battle of semantics, but even more so, disputes between atheists and believers tend to become a showcase of contradiction. Apparently, 95% of people are unknowing hypocrites, so... I'm gonna go ahead and extrapolate, and presume that most of you have no idea what you're even talking about. 😉Seeking truth is the only valid outlook.
Originally posted by Digi
So...this is bashing and completely non-constructive. Make a point or gtfo.
Originally posted by Digi
Guys, he's pretty clearly just trolling at this point. Or at least doing a horrible job at constructive discussion. Ignore him.
Who's the troll? 😉
If it's through stupidity that you don't see my points, I forgive you. If it's through wilful anger, I forsake you.
Originally posted by RichardBrittain
inimalist - thank you for your comments. But wisdom cannot be learnt as though it is knowledge. I can't teach you it; but if you seek it genuinely, you will find it.
😆 You don't know inimalist, do you?
Wisdom would tell you to NOT say something like "Most debates between atheists become a battle of semantics, but even more so, disputes between atheists and believers tend to become a showcase of contradiction. Apparently, 95% of people are unknowing hypocrites, so... I'm gonna go ahead and extrapolate, and presume that most of you have no idea what you're even talking about." It was the cause for the way you were treated. So, to point at us and call us trolls after your introductory blunder is an indication that you still have a lot of searching to do.