[quote]It's rational because emotions don't run the world, and we need to stop acting like they do.[/quote]Agreed. The world should be under the providence of civil ordinance, conscience, and family.[quote]If something offends you, you need to figure out if that's even reasonable before I need to be concerned about it.[/quote]It doesn't matter if you intend to be offensive in the first place.[quote]Why do I need to care if something offends you?[/quote]Because first impressions are everything. [quote]Why does anyone?[/quote]You should know this answer:[spoiler]Because we are sinful.[/spoiler][quote]Nobody owes you anything.[/quote]And? I didn't expect you to give me anything.[quote]Nobody is obligated to value your opinion...[/quote]I completely disagree. My sons are to value my opinion. My wife is to value my opinion. My parents are to value my opinion. Why? Conscience! Living with your mentality is not only depressing, but it is also suicidal.[quote]...you must show that your opinion is valuable.[/quote]Only to those that are not obligated.[quote]This whole attitude of "let everyone live in their own dream land because the real world might be too much" is absurd.[/quote]Agreed.[quote]A person's emotions and thoughts on a matter, especially if they are offended or simply don't like something, have no implied value.[/quote]"You are a sad and strange, little man, and you have my pity."[quote]The value is derived from what that opinion, thought, or feeling is, not merely its existence.[/quote]Okay...and?[quote]I can aim to convince a person and still not care if that upsets them.[/quote]*chuckles* Obviously not.[quote]You're incorrectly correlating things.[/quote]What then?

If you have a point to make in that reply you didn't make it. [spoiler]there is no need to create an unneeded wall of text. You can easily say "I agree/disagree with you, with the exception of _____ and here's why" your format you use to reply is unnecessary, convoluted, is terrible at getting your point across and unnecessarily nitpicky.[/spoiler]

As I said, you have horrible inferring skills.[spoiler]Would you rather I made every little point about your statement that I disagree with kept within their own individual reply? I can go on indefinitely on almost any topic. That's why I have chosen to quote what you just stated and reply to that statement in one reply since you favor to change the topic in almost every response or in what you call a rebuttal. [/spoiler]

I just refuse to assume your point for you when you can easily just state it directly, instead of beating around the bush.

My point was made in black-and-white responses two replies ago, showing you my disagreements and agreements.

Well then were done here. I made my point.

Giving up? And I thought you were the sort of person who thought with the mentality that "perseverance prevails," evidently not. Your sort of persona exhibits this bias mentality not only in history but also in your current character.[spoiler]*atheist is speechless*[/spoiler]

Nah, youre just not worth my time right now.