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Please do not reply to the thread on if you believe in God.It is starting to get out of hand and I fear it might start a flame war.
Soccerguy13 wrote:
Please do not reply to the thread on if you believe in God.It is starting to get out of hand and I fear it might start a flame war.

I think it's a little late for that. Blame ShadowSiientx for making a very ill-considered post.

Lummox JR
In response to Lummox JR (#1)
BLAME ME? its babble! and besides..its fun to listen to other peoples ways of life.
In response to ShadowSiientx (#2)
ShadowSiientx wrote:
BLAME ME? its babble! and besides..its fun to listen to other peoples ways of life.

Not if it's a flamewar.
You have a very very bad history of not thinking before you post, and it's gotten tiresome in the extreme.

To have an honest, reasoned discussion about religion in this venue is absolutely impossible. As an impassioned subject, however, it can and will spark flamewars if broached.

It's a dumb thing you've done, ShadowSiientx, and unfortunately it's not the first. I wish you'd put a little more thought into what you write (and where) before you hit the post button.

Lummox JR
In response to Lummox JR (#3)
And maybe both of you should stop arguing and set an example by not replying.
In response to JordanUl (#4)
JordanUl wrote:
And maybe both of you should stop arguing and set an example by not replying.

I made one and only reply to that thread.

If you mean this thread, I'm chewing out ShadowSiientx for good reason, and to a much lesser degree than he deserves. Not doing so at this point sets an even worse example.

A further bad example is to butt into someone else's discussion with an ill-considered "break it up, you two" that reflects one knows little or nothing about what's going on. This isn't just a simple squabble like one of those DBZer flamewars where both sides are just being petty; if you can't recognize that an argument can have other forms than that, you're not qualified to advise people one way or the other. For all our sakes, don't intrude unless you know what you're doing.

Lummox JR
In response to Lummox JR (#5)
To be just a little fair to ShadowSiientx, no-one was forced to respond to his posts - every individual who has posted did it out a need or desire to respond. ShadowSiientx did not twist their arm...

I don't think you can heap *all* the blame on ShadowSiientx - if anything, I should take some credit for egging him (and others) with my 'devils advocate' stance...

And surprisingly, that huge 'do you believe in god' post he started did not get completely into a flamewar - the majority of the posters kept their cool. I don't recall a lot of name-calling and vulgar language... unlike other 'discussions' held here in the past...
In response to digitalmouse (#6)
digitalmouse wrote:
I don't think you can heap *all* the blame on ShadowSiientx - if anything, I should take some credit for egging him (and others) with my 'devils advocate' stance...

The Devil's Advocate is a good movie...