*sigh* This is not the first time I've had Christians avoid certain topics by saying that I am "angry", "bitter", etc. I'm not angry, pal, just exasperated that Christians can be so deliberately obtuse, and at times, moronic or even crazy. Nice way to avoid presenting proof, Mike. If you don't know what to tell me, then stop wasting my time with childish fire & brimstone stories. As for calling you stupid, well, I don't mince words. If someone is acting rude or stupid, then that is how they will be addressed. For example, I'd be willing to bet that, at this very moment, somewhere, there is a rich, powerful man giving some deadbeat a warning about the consequences of his actions, and a plea for him to change course so certain things the deadbeat finds "distasteful" won't happen to him.
No doubt, the powerful man is not threatening the deadbeat, but just offering him some friendly advice, so that the deadbeat doesn't get his arms broken. Right?
To my fellow FSTDT posters, this is something Christians do frequently in debates; they ramrod you with half-facts, and childish propaganda they've clung to since childhood(usually), and as soon as you refute these dogmas and point out that their god is not so loving after all, all of a sudden, you're "bitter", "depressed", "angry", etc., etc., etc....
By the way, Mike, if you want to pray for me to Jehovah/Allah/Yahweh, etc., that's fine. However, if you are going to ask Sky Father to make me a Christian, don't waste your breath. Considering the knowledge I possess concerning the origins of the Gospels, the numerous contradictions in the Bible, and the fact that the Old Testament proves, beyond a shadow of doubt that the Biblical "god" is a vicious, sexist control freak(if he actually existed, that is), the only conceivable way for me to become a Christian would be for me to receive a lobotomy, a massive head injury, or brain cancer. Or all three.
[EDIT] You know, a big part of growing up is learning how to develop sound reasoning and good judgment, respect for human beings living around you, true forgiveness, etc. As for being "hostile", "angry", and "bitter", well, I'm not the one telling you that if you don't mindlessly believe everything a sexist, self-contradictory Bronze Age book tells you, then you will be thrown into hell for all eternity, where you will be burned and tortured by command of a loving god. The point is that every single time I post a fact on here, you respond with nonsense and denial, like "That's not why the Israelites wiped out the Canaanites", "God wasn't threatening anybody", "nah, nah, nah-nah! I can't hear you! Nah nah nah!!", and then you say I'm the one who needs to grow up? Please. Act like a rational person, or leave this site. Also, I'm still waiting for some hard evidence(and don't try to fob me off with any of that N.T. nonsense). I suppose I've been a bit rude, however, so I apologize for calling you stupid.
Sincerely Yours,
The Duelist.