Why does he Care? Seriously!

[Wheelchair]

If many of you look in my signature I have an atheist picture thing.

Now, this fella named "Swami Vivekananda" keeps PM'ing me, and heres what he said so far.

Misery can exist in the creation of a compassionate god without impairing his sovereign power or touching man's real self.

I said: Ok?

Ignorant Atheists and theosophists such as you would not understand the total meaning of this phrase.

I have this one question for you.

Why are you atheist (tell me all of your reasons)?

That was pretty disrespectful of him to call me Ignorant, for he does not know me in anyway or form.

I said: Listen, It's none of your business and your clearly disillusioned by this "God" which you claim exists. God does not exist, and you are the ignorant one.

Now I don't want this to turn into a debate whether or not god is real, I respect your beliefs and I ask you to respect mine.

Do you think he is out of line questioning me about my beliefs and calling me ignorant? Btw this kid has 4 posts...

[Praetorian Quintus]

It is, but you sort of are taking the same path he is by calling him ignorant. Though of course it may have been an emotional response.

Truth is not certain, just what we believe it to be.

[Pallantides]

Must be a troll.

[Wheelchair]

well if hes gunna be like that to me I'll be like that to him.

I'm pretty sure hes a troll, but i'll still talk to him because I find it amusing.

[Medicus]

Report it to the mods. It's against board rules.

Harassment or Invasion of Privacy (4 or 8 points)

Continual harassing behavior directed towards a certain individual or group with the intent of creating an intimidating, offensive, or hostile environment on the boards, with or without use of explicit or implicit threats is prohibited. Posting private information without permission is also prohibited.

[The Cobra]

If many of you look in my signature I have an atheist picture thing.

Now, this fella named "Swami Vivekananda" keeps PM'ing me, and heres what he said so far.



I said: Ok?



That was pretty disrespectful of him to call me Ignorant, for he does not know me in anyway or form.

I said: Listen, It's none of your business and your clearly disillusioned by this "God" which you claim exists. God does not exist, and you are the ignorant one.

Now I don't want this to turn into a debate whether or not god is real, I respect your beliefs and I ask you to respect mine.

Do you think he is out of line questioning me about my beliefs and calling me ignorant? Btw this kid has 4 posts...

Why didn't you admit to him that due to his immense wisdom that was unleashed on you, that you started believing in God.

[DekuTrash]

I said: Listen, It's none of your business and your clearly disillusioned by this "God" which you claim exists. God does not exist, and you are the ignorant one.

That was pretty disrespectful to say that to him though, you were just fueling the fire, just report him.

[Copperknickers II]

If many of you look in my signature I have an atheist picture thing.

Now, this fella named "Swami Vivekananda" keeps PM'ing me, and heres what he said so far.



I said: Ok?



That was pretty disrespectful of him to call me Ignorant, for he does not know me in anyway or form.

I said: Listen, It's none of your business and your clearly disillusioned by this "God" which you claim exists. God does not exist, and you are the ignorant one.

Now I don't want this to turn into a debate whether or not god is real, I respect your beliefs and I ask you to respect mine.

Do you think he is out of line questioning me about my beliefs and calling me ignorant? Btw this kid has 4 posts...

...Oh dear

A little tip, wheelchair, if you want someone to respect your opinion, don't call them 'disillusioned' and 'ignorant'.

He shouldn't really be trying to question your beliefs, but since he did, smile, and back away or make an excuse.

or to translate that into Netspeak:
"Whatever you say mate If 'ignorant' is not believing in a giant beardy in the sky who is always watching me, then ignorance is bliss. Now lets just accept each other's beliefs and and part ways"

[Wheelchair]

I think I might have some fun with this fellow, I know I was disrespectful but I was a bit angry at the time ^^

[Garrigan]

Meh. I don't see why everyone's so pent up about you calling him ignorant. He has just PM'd you and called you ignorant right off the bat, just from your sig. If he's gonna call you ignorant for no reason, there's no reason why you shouldnt back, and if he cant take it then its fairly pathetic on his part.

[Copperknickers II]

Meh. I don't see why everyone's so pent up about you calling him ignorant. He has just PM'd you and called you ignorant right off the bat, just from your sig. If he's gonna call you ignorant for no reason, there's no reason why you shouldnt back, and if he cant take it then its fairly pathetic on his part.

Well, yes, except it is against the forum rules. This is a discussion forum, not an underground nightclub where only the toughest survive.

[Astaroth]

I'd suggest just ignoring him (that is, unless you want to play around with him, lol). If he keeps spamming you with PMs, report him. It is that easy.

[Garrigan]

Yeah. You wouldnt want to offend him

How bad would you feel then?

I'm not suggesting you hold a last-man-standing fight, I'm just saying that retaliation in kind is perfectly fine. Hell, calling someone "Ignorant" is tame by the standards of some of the insults flying around in EMM where everyone can see them.

[Kiljaden]

Wheelchair you have a few options.

A. Ignore the troll.
B. Brush off the question, saying you don't have to and don't want to answer the question.
C. Ask him the question back while invoking 1 Peter 3:15 (assuming he's Christian) and dismantle his faith mercilessly for teh lulz (as I usually do).
D. Tell him that God told you that He did not exist, and that you believe this on faith because God said it. Then point out how he believes what he believes on the exact same evidentiary basis and that you make less contradictions than he does. (sounds like a fun one)

EDIT:

...calling someone "Ignorant" is tame by the standards of some of the insults flying around in EMM...

Ignorant is not an insult, it is a statement of the intellectual holdings of a person. I am ignorant of the method by which the Big Bang singularity was formed, I am ignorant of the method by which glass can be formed without machinery, and I am ignorant of the intricacies of Shintoism.

In a strange kind of way I consider ignorance a compliment; or rather a direction in which to focus my non-stop studying and research.

[Mathais]

Tell him he the fool for not respecting another point of viwe just because your atheist. I believe in god but I would never call a atheist ignorant just tell him if he really believes in god then tell him he gave free will to choose then slap him.

[Father Jack]

1)Ignore, its not worth getting into a debate with someone like that. I have tried and you go round in circles because they just cannot compromise.
2) Report him? Its probs a 13 year old Chritian n00b

[The Sundance Kid]

It's Lucius Julius trying a new approach, is what it is. The hardline evangelising wasn't working for him, so he's masquerading as the perfect Theistic child.

[Wheelchair]

Hahahah, He just PM'd me:

"I will make sure you die, atheist. Burn in hell!"

That is redundant seeing as I don't believe in hell, hah.

Anyway I said "I take your threats to heart and they really stir my inner faith... I think you may have converted me! I'm interested in following god, what is the best religion?"

Hah.

[Garrigan]

hehe.

Yeah, the spirtual blackmail of "DO as I say, or its Hell for you, boy!" is fairly inefective on Atheists....

[Mathais]

Man this guy an idiot! Try telling him why he is higher than god is in sending people to hell. "He who is among you without sin, let him cast the frist stone".

Ask how he is keeping the second greatest commandment of god "Love thy neighbor"