Didn't you pay a heavy enough penalty in your personal life as a JW (and now, as an ex-JW) by allowing fundamentally-toxic concepts like "faith" (which is a codeword for blind obedience to authority) control your thinking and decision-making? While it's great to be respectful of the rights of others to "live and let live", TEC is actively promoting her belief in the value of faith, and you'd better believe a rationalist needs to be willing to counter it, as faith going unchecked and unopposed leads to stuff like, oh, I dunno: JWs who die by refusing blood, or the Islamic version of suicide bombers?
Absolutely adamah, I agree — but I can only go so far in disputing a personal faith such as Tec's.
If you have the time and energy to argue what I feel is delusion (sorry Tec, I do think this faith of yours is delusional to an extreme), then be my guest.
I am not here to argue against every single person. I am here to expose an important point about the pathos of faith. I hope that some read this thread and opt for reason and justified trust.
Tec has always been polite and at least shared what many also feel. I am convinced that Faith is a strong emotional state that has obviously nothing to do with human reason.
My quote above was meant to draw a line that sets a step I will not go, if only for my own sanity.
But worry not, as much as I will not destroy the beliefs of one individual — I zealously fight for Reason, Logic, and evidence based facts.
Meant with no condescendence or mockery, I choose to let Tec continue on like I do towards a child's belief in Santa.
I am a rationalist — and I'm pretty well known, using my personal name, for exposing the folly of religious faith.
I just don't need to continue arguing with someone who is this high in the clouds of Faith, for which I have respect for as a person.
