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Originally posted by skipdup
Non-believers have just as much emotion attached to this as a believer. This "topic" draws emotion from EVERYONE, especially non-believers.
Too many times these discussions end up with the non-believer telling the believer that they are simple minded and/or ignorant for their faith... maybe just not in so many words. Realizing that someone is basically calling me stupid can be enough to make me mad, even if it shouldn't... I am but a simple man. 
- Skip
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Well, it's simply been my experience that believers react emotionally to these issues far more often than non-believers. Just my own personal experience, though.
Also, I have no problem disagreeing with someone, but I always make a concerted effort to challenge the person's belief - not the person themselves. As an engineer, I love to argue, and I think part of the "art" of arguing is not making it personal.
Mike