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from Sleepalot  contains these words:

> The guts of your argument so far is(/seems to be) that I
> shouldn't abuse theists because religion is really, really, really
> important to them, and because reasonable theists can be 
> reasoned with. Most of your case seems irrelevant. 

In my experience over the past 12 years theists seem to come on to
atheist newsgroups to proselytise and not to debate.  They always run
away from answering any request for evidence to back their beliefs or
even to explain the basis of their beliefs.  Most of them seem to be
fundies who cannot admit that the story of the creation in Genesis is
just a myth.

Should we just ignore the various fruitcakes who haunt this NG?  or
should we counter their ludicrous statements?    I agree that in general
it can be done politely as nothing much is to be gained from invective.

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