On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:02:31 +0100, Sleepalot wrote:

> David Wynne-Griffiths  wrote:
> 
>>The message  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.
> 
> Yep.
>>
>>Should we just ignore the various fruitcakes who haunt this NG?  or
>>should we counter their ludicrous statements?
> 
> Aye, there's the rub!
> 
> Wether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the lies and insults of
> outrageous fundies, ...
> 
>> I agree that in general it can be done politely as nothing much is to
>> be gained from invective.
> 
> With fundies, nothing much is gained from politeness. Invective relieves
> stress.

Yup, great isn't it fuck the fundies :) However they don't seem to notice 
what ever is said :(

{R}