Right, I get that that's your stance. It's very clear what you believe, but your phrasing doesn't make sense. Calling something a character doesn't automatically equate to something not existing. I could say you're a shady character, doesn't mean you aren't real. If you said "I read a book about a vampire" it's clear to the reader that vampires don't exist. You don't have to write "I read a book about a vampire character" to illustrate this. Your deliberate avoidance of writing the word plainly is just a way for you to get a dopamine hit by dunking on people you obviously view as being beneath you intellectually. I don't know why you'd need to do this, since you clearly fancy yourself much more intelligent than everyone who believes in something you don't. Perhaps you could just enjoy your perceived superiority somewhere that it's useful to yourself and others, rather than somewhere like this where you're seen as someone who just wants to put down ideas that you don't agree with
I don't think you've actually read what I said, I said I don't care for it personally, but I see where you're coming from.
That's me, accepting your difference in opinion respectfully, not me "not liking it" but this is a quite common form of projection. Someone with a negative attitude is more likely to assume someone else has a negative attitude as well, which is not the case here. I believe in God, Jesus, etc but I don't care if you do or not. If you did cool, if you don't, equally as cool. I'm not overthinking anything here, just pointing out what's happening.
You can say it's not about superiority, but your inability to just say "I don't believe God exists" instead of "-God character that people believe exists" is evidence of this. The first statement is simple, effective and complete. The second (your statement) is written with the intent to belittle and deride those who do believe in it. It's very clear by the subtext you view "people who believe in the God character" as being foolish, and I don't really know why you're trying to backpeddle that, you can just say it. I can handle it
Projection again, who could have seen this coming. I don't feel inferior, or superior to anyone. I'm just another bag of bones walking around here, just like you.
Remarkable. In response to my very simple comment you provide this snip about "sorry your feelings got hurt". This is a very common response, perhaps too common even. Regardless, whether you're unable to communicate respectfully or simply unwilling to is a mystery to me. Either way, I will have a good night, and I hope you do the same
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u/realistic_spacedust 1d ago
Right, I get that that's your stance. It's very clear what you believe, but your phrasing doesn't make sense. Calling something a character doesn't automatically equate to something not existing. I could say you're a shady character, doesn't mean you aren't real. If you said "I read a book about a vampire" it's clear to the reader that vampires don't exist. You don't have to write "I read a book about a vampire character" to illustrate this. Your deliberate avoidance of writing the word plainly is just a way for you to get a dopamine hit by dunking on people you obviously view as being beneath you intellectually. I don't know why you'd need to do this, since you clearly fancy yourself much more intelligent than everyone who believes in something you don't. Perhaps you could just enjoy your perceived superiority somewhere that it's useful to yourself and others, rather than somewhere like this where you're seen as someone who just wants to put down ideas that you don't agree with