My my, and you used to be so polite.
I’d ask you if all Christians are in the habit to putting words into other people’s mouths and thoughts into other people’s heads and than condemning for those made-up words and thoughts, but it would be an insult to all the decent and honest Christians whom I know and for whom I have a profound respect and admiration.
I was speaking only for myself and explaining nothing more than why I do not call myself an atheist. For me it would be silly, for others it may be very serious.
There is another reason I do not identify myself as an atheist, because so many Christian just assume that makes me their enemy. I have written more than one defense of Christianity; (e.g. http://theautonomist.com/aaphp/articles/article80.php ) I publish Christian writers on my website; (e.g. http://usabig.com/iindv/jrnl_ii.php?art=209 ) and always treat reasonable Christians with the dignity and respect all decent men deserve. That does not seem to be the case with all Christians apparently.
Now I have no idea what got your panties in a wad, but whatever it is, I assure you I did not mean to upset you, and I am not upset with you. Sometimes people just speak or write rashly and I have very thick skin. I am not your enemy, and certainly not the enemy of any sincere Christian.
Hank
It doesn't matter what you call yourself, if that is, in fact, what you are. Which you admit. Call yourself something else if you like! "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet...."
Sorry if you feel I'm being "rough" on you. I just have an overwhelming sense that you are acting like (1) a sophist and (2) a hypocrit when you mouth words like this:
I’d ask you if all Christians are in the habit to putting words into other people’s mouths and thoughts into other people’s heads and than condemning for those made-up words and thoughts, but it would be an insult to all the decent and honest Christians whom I know and for whom I have a profound respect and admiration.If I'm putting words into your mouth, maybe you need to articulate your points with greater accuracy, so I need not have to try to "guess" at your meaning....
I am gratified to learn you know "decent and honest Christians ... for whom I have a profound respect and admiration."
But if that's really true, then why do you sneer at Christians, seemingly every time you get the opportunity?
You’re such a litte man. You make smary half-whitted comments, then when someone makes a snippy reply you whine like a little school girl. You have digressed quite a bit from the years ago when we ran into each other here at FR, Hank.