trubrit...I tend to agree with you, but the issue is that if they are a sponsor, we can at least make our beliefs known. I also note that they have made NO comments at all.trubrit wrote:Its rather strange that Lee as the Op has not made further comment. Was it posted as a sponsor or as a convert? I think we have the right to know.
As I predicted it has developed into a battle between the believers and the non. It is not a debate as neither is prepared to give ground, no one has ever done in history. Most disputes have been decided, not settled , by bloody wars. Not quite the harmonious background for a forum, hence my suggestion that it is scrubbed. However recognising that some need a platform for the beliefs, either for or against, may I suggest that a new subject heading of "religions ", plural, is created where those that want to engage in the topic and those of us who don't , maybe even find it annoying, can choose to read or not . Much like 'Sports".
Any forum where people wish to discuss things rationally, including religion, is ok with me, and I do note you keep coming back to this thread and saying the same thing.
So just put the thread on your ignore list. Then you will not need to read dissenting views, one way or the other. So far the discussion has remained civil, and if it continues so, I see no reason to yank the thread. Civil discussion is one way for people to grow, and maybe the borderliners will find some points to think about. Indeed, I will not be 'converted', and I would expect nothing I can say would 'convert' a true believer, but it is not to them that I address anything I write. It is to those who seek with an open mind; those who question the 'truths' we've been taught. Unfortunately, they become fewer and fewer as the years pass. As I said in an earlier post, logic plays no role in faith, but logic can play a role is whether faith is something you wish to believe.
KB
