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Originally Posted by dolphin
m1, it's obvious from your hostility towards anyone who does not believe what you do. you are the one attacking. i didn't get my info from dan brown, how patronizing is that? where do you get off writing that i wrote something that i didn't?
i don't care if you've been reading the bible for 100 yrs... it doesn't mean your an expert. your info is completely wrong. countless historians who will refute you. you're just a BIBLE THUMPER and closed minded to anyone expressing FACTS... you better do your research.
not worth putting any more energy into this bec. you are so threatened. grow up.
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Dolphin, it's not that I can't accept that people wont believe what do. That's not it at all. I just don't want people to assume that I am religious, just because I mention the Bible. See, what you said above is exactly what I mean: that I am a "bible thumper and that I am closed minded". This is usually the sentiment right off the bat (with most people), at the mere "mention" of the Bible. I would like to try and get passed it, because it is distracting. See, I believe that there is very valuable information in the Bible, and it's hard to get a mature and logical conversation happening, when other forum members pop up declaring that it's all propaganda and useless.
I don't have any beliefs that I wish to press on anyone. I don't have anything to "preach". I am not religious. I just want to get passed the reflex reaction that most people have upon the mere mention of the Bible, because it is very distracting. If you go through all of my threads here, you'll find that I am hardly a "Bible Thumper". I think it is very unfair of you to cut me off and discredit my opinion and call me names, on the basis that you do not agree with the Bible.
I wouldn't even make an ISSUE of it -- it's the VERY fact that other people DO (which be comes distracting) that I want to prevent. It has nothing to do with me getting upset over whether people agree with me or not. Can you see where I am coming from?
For a start, this VERY response should be totally unnecessary. I am here explaining myself, as politely as I can, just so that the topic can move forward without getting into religious debates. I don't know how else to explain it. I'll wait for your response, and if you still insist on reducing what I have to say to useless, because you can't personally stand the Bible, and back it up by calling me a closed minded Bible thumper -- then I'll try again.
See, the whole reason I tried to prevent this, is because I KNEW that's what you thought of me before you even validated it with this response. I could read the sentiment behind your post. I just wanted you to get away from projecting your disdain for "religion" onto me, because I also can't stand it. You don't need to go in that direction.