Let's be very clear: you don't keep your answers brief because you're sick of debating me or have a problem with the "haughty atheist" or the "superior intellect" "schticks."
You keep them brief because you've seen, time and time again, that I carefully respond to your posts, dissecting your "arguments" and showing just how weak and flawed they are. Keeping them brief is your attempt to hide behind your finger.
You can believe whatever you want - for any reasons you want. But your belief is little different than the belief of someone else who believes in a slightly different version of the Christian God, or even to someone who believes in Allah, the Olympians or fairies. It boils down to: "believing this makes me feel better, so I will."
Oh PLEASE....that is absolute nonsense. I take time to craft answers as best I'm able...I've done it for years now....for you and many, many others.
With some folks it gets to the point in which I've answered their objections repeatedly yet they keep spewing them out again and again in slightly different variations. Fine, you don't agree with me....I get it.
How many times do I need to repeat things? So for some I just start one lining things or keep answers to a couple of words. For most it's real simple....respond with a few words (which is preferred) it's ALWAYS deemed an insufficient reply. Respond with a thorough reply and it goes unread or gets a "meltdown" or "TL;DR".
What I realized is that you and a few others are not after "an answer" because you've already figured it all out. You think you're just toying with lesser minds now.
Even if I answer you thoroughly and correctly you'll just go to the ole "I'm still waiting for a cogent reply" crutch or you'll respond with a five word jab about "lesser intellects" (whatever it is).
It's a silly game....took me a bit to learn it though. I blame only myself for giving so many the benefit of the doubt for so long.
Still for a time there I thought that there was a decent line of communication, but I was wrong...I admit that.
It's not that you don't ask good questions or questions that require thoughtful consideration. You do. But you're not always correct in your theological assumptions....I've corrected you repeatedly and I've also told you that sometimes you give me things to think about (and I do). Yet I fully admit I don't have all the answers.....never will.
Regardless, it's the haughty atheists job to never admit to a theist that the atheist position was wrong (there's no such thing LOL) or that the theist was correct (there's REALLY no such thing). That notion doesn't comport with your worldview and it never will.....that's why it's a suckers game.....I was the sucker and I admit that. Still, it wasn't all for naught, but that's only for me.
It's fine if a person prefers to "line by line" things. Hate to burst your bubble, but you're not the only one that does that. And I'm not suggesting I respond to or even see every post....I'm sure I miss stuff. That's doesn't mean I can't respond to those things though or that I'm running away. I've repeatedly don't 8 versus 1 in threads and held my own. Then there are times when I'm just tired and need a break from the back and forth....I'm sure things get missed then.
Yet, I still admit that I won't always have a sufficient answer, but that doesn't negate my faith or God or "religion"....yada yada. Problem is with this game any answer is automatically "insufficient" because in this game "answers" aren't the point....making the theist look foolish is the object.
That's why I don't respond to you at length anymore. Still if you feel good thinking you've taken me down....I'm a-ok with that....it was just a silly game.
