Hi grey_whiskers,
First, I would never take what you said as a personal attack, and if you knew me, you'd know I wouldn't care if it were--I'm very thick-skinned. It is almost impossible to offend me, although I usually have very little trouble offending others.
However, I don't see any paradox in what you say, unless you think truth is just a matter of opinion. There is reality, and truth is what describes it. That many people can be mistaken about it is obvious, but it's not a matter of opinion and reality is the ultimate arbiter of truth.
By the way, if you ever find a contradiction in anything I say, let me know immediately. I do not tolerate contradictions.
Thanks for the comments.
Hank
The paradox (which you seemed to leave out of your reply) was that some folks attack Christianity because "a loving God would not send people to Hell for their sins".
Your beef seems to be that "evil should not be forgiven."
At first blush, those two sentiments seem to be in contradiction to one another. Granted, you appear to hold the one, and not the other. But I was commenting on the mindset (described elsewhere by Chesterton) that "it began to look like no stick was too small to attack Christianity with."
There may be some confusion of terms here, as evidenced earlier on the thread: "evil" vs. "sin", eternal punishment vs. severe but shorter punishment vs. forgiveness, etc.
If you want to discuss further, feel free--but don't think I'm trying to *pressure* you into it...
Cheers!