Re: Waste of energy
This is a Christian debate forum, is it not? I always took that to mean a forum for Christians to debate their differences, not to debate Christianity itself. If you want to do that, there are other forums, like the Atheists' forum, or even the trap's own forum. Yet he feels obliged to come here for the sole purpose of baiting us.
Yes, of course 227763 is correct. By acknowledging any of his casus belli, we simply provide grist for his mill. It obviously fulfils an insatiable need he has for endless debate, and speaks to a deeply flawed psychological profile. For him, it simply means beating his own drum until we all step into line with his rhythm, and he will never be satisfied with anything less.
Ignoring him should have been our MO from the getgo, but better late than never. We won't be able to persuade everyone to join us, but I believe we have the nucleus of a worthwhile campaign here. Hopefully, Tansy will soon be onboard, and that's almost half of the regular posters here.
That's a good enough start for me. The rest can join in as & when they please.