Jimi, I thought quite possibly you were making an attempt to actually join in and participate in a dialog without going back to your short terse statements but while the deviation from the norm was welcome I suppose it was irrational to expect it to last.
Regardless of your or my opinions or what they are based in those who read these post make the ultimate decisions so you can make as many proclamations as you wish. Problem is that you isolate so many with your snide comments to or about them that you invalidate your own comments in most members eyes. Even among those whom you agree with in the Religion forum you have made statements, on other forums, isolating you from them.
You claim to be intelligent so let me ask you a few questions.
When it comes to debate or arguments do you strengthen or weaken your position by attacking the person instead of the subject/topic?
If you answer is that you strengthen your position by attacking the person then what do you base that upon?
If you answer you strengthen your position by attacking the position then why do you persist in continual attacks on forum members?