Haggis_McMutton wrote:shieldgenerator7 wrote:Yes, God exists. Questions?
Why are you so afraid of applying reason to your beliefs that you have to hide behind metaphorical shields? Is your god so fragile?
There is an old saying... never argue with a fool because he will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.
My experience is that when you try to "apply reason" about your religion to others they often scoff at you and throw it in your face... assuming you're an overgrown stubborn gullible individual who can't think on your own.
While what you see is someone still struggling to hold on to beliefs that illogical, sad and terror striken that his only truths would be torn to shreds; what lies beneath that layer of skin and bones is a soul who still believes after coming to terms with the possibility that his religion is made of lies that were genuinely perceived as truths and were not an attempt at a clever deception. What the soul tries to broadcast about itself the hide blurs and mars the original intent of the message, and scrambles the actually state of the mind. Facial expressions mask the real emotions hidden beneath, rendering the task of reading one's true emotions a near impossible task. One cannot truly understand the walk of life of another, and can only guess and assume what it may be by what they say and do. The internet only serves to further blend the reality of one's self into the fiction which the viewer on the other side would like to see or thinks that they see.
This is why I don't debate my religion with other people, especially via the internet. It is too difficult for you to understand the direction from where I come, and likewise me to you. The debate would leave us both further struggling with our beliefs and both further scarred by one another, leaving a taste of hatred on each others' tongue. Distasteful. Furthermore, the entertainment value of posting one-liners heavily surpasses that of bantering back and forth uselessly wearing one's self out screaming at one another.
Besides the point, metaphorical shields? God, fragile? Nay, I say. It is not my God who is the fragile one, but myself. I am not versed in debatical matters and cannot hold my own properly in an argument. I, the insufficient gullible one, cannot stand the pressure of arguing with another. Thus, I require my shield, in order to have a chance of not breaking down into an emotional fit and suffering mental trauma. Do forgive me if my shield ever comes in between getting along with a fellow human being such as yourself. It is meant to bolster my self-confidence, not get in the way of making friends. So, I say, God is the strong One, who helps me, the weak, through my times of need. But I thank you for your understanding and your forgiveness, and I forgive you for your insults and your faults.
-SG7 (
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