There seems to be a lack of Christians and Muslims in the 'General Religious Debates' part of this forum. Being the two largest religious groups in the world, you would think that they both would be able to argue their point very well after 1400 - 2000 years of practice. Yet that seems not to be the case. Could anyone explain why?
Sure. I'll tell you why.
It's because as soon as a Christian or Muslim posts a message, it will be twisted, distorted, and misconstrued. They will have non-sequiturs thrown at them left right and centre, they will be accused of things they have not said. They will be "asked" if they support something horrible, and if they take issue with it, they will be accused of being over-sensitive or being offended for nothing, with claims that it's because they really support it.
They will be overwhelmed with posters looking through their posts with a fine-tooth comb to try to find something, anything to use against them. Things will be twisted so they can ridicule.
IF something is posted with which folks can't argue against AND can't be ridiculed or distorted, IT WILL be ignored.
The discussion will end up being about how a Christian or Muslim has to accept creationism or they're not "real" Christians or Muslims. People will state how evolution is fact, and if it's agreed with, then the response will be "SO WHY GENESIS?!?!?!?!!111ONEOENOENEONEFOUR!?!?!?!". "Poetry", "symbolism", "allegory" WILL be brought up, and it WILL be ignored and dismissed. They are NOT acceptable answers. "YOU'RE JUST CHERRY PICKING" WILL be the reply.
People WILL argue against a strawman. Opposition to this WILL mean "cherry picking".
Ignorance about religions and religious teachings WILL abound.
There WILL be subtle insults thrown in, which skirt JUST outside of the rules.
Christians and Muslims WILL be compared and joined with homophobes. Christians and Muslims WILL be asked if they support terrorism and so on. No will not be accepted as an answer. Then they're hypocrites.
And if they complain about how they don't like it, they will be told to grow up. Stop whining. Over-reacting. And so on.
The religion will be called fake.
They will be called hypocrites.
They will be bullied by multiple posters.
If they defend themselves, the thread will result in an argument between two or three people. The responses will be one liners.
There will be nothing constructive.
Nothing interesting.
Nothing new.
Just the same, old, boring ********.
I expect Christians and Muslims will ignore this topic, for the same reason they ignore all other GRD. They can not defend themselves when confronted with reality.
And THIS is why. This. Every. *******. Day.
What's the point in responding to people who don't want to learn?
What's the point in responding to people who only want to bash religions and religious folk?
What's the point in wasting time doing this?