Having followed Cheese' 'anti-religious' rants for months (maybe years) now, I can certainly say one thing. At least he's interested in debating the points. There is nothing wrong with questioning assumed truths and falsehoods. If one side is going to make a claim (ie, there IS a God) then they're going to have to back that up. If they can't, or don't feel like it, they don't have to... but it does hack away at the credibility of their faith, something I can't see any truly faithful person wanting.
As long as people here are willing to debate the issue with him, then he's not 'shoving' anything down anyone's throats. Its your choice whether or not you want to engage him in this debate, and if you do, then obviously there _is_ a point in discussing the issue with him.
I don't get people who say this debate is 'pointless', if there are people on both sides who are willing to be represented, then its not pointless. Hell, the fact that people even bother to say its pointless is contradictory, given the fact that they're reading and posting in this thread.
There _are_ people who read these threads who are actually influenced by the points made; chances are a lot of these people never post. Threads like this provide a fantastic array of 'options' people can mull over when considering the purpose of life.
Cheese is fighting the good fight, and I don't see any personal disrespect in almost any of his posts, despite what some people apparently see in his actions. He's going for logic and truth, I figure those are good things to be militant about. I find more often than not that he's pushing for facts and proof, and is getting hammered for what in any other field would be extremely reasonable requests.
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