Quote Originally Posted by ethen View Post
Generally speaking, I agree with you. You are right in the sense that this website isn't about new age ideas or the supernatural. However, this specific forum is. It's a little nook, in an otherwise LD-orientated forum, where people who have such beliefs can discuss them without persecution. Or thats how its supposed to be, anyway.

It’s perfectly clear, as outline by Icedawg and the forums rules. The real question is, why aren't skeptics respecting this?
Did you even read his post? He didn't say a damn thing about the Beyond Dreaming forum, he said the site as a whole.

But the point still stands in the Beyond Dreaming forum as it does if Dreamviews was based on New Age ideals, and that is:


Even if this site was about new age ideals, which its too bad for you, its not, then you're saying skeptics have no place on it? Too me that looks like being purposefully ignorant, not wanting to hear what others have to say and afraid of someone that challenges you're beliefs, and finally when it comes right down to it, unaccepting of those with other beliefs. Thats just closed minded and ignorant, which ironically is what you're complaining about others being isn't it? Hm, funny how that works.


Even moreso, it brings forth the fact that being a skeptic of one thing doesn't mean you're a skeptic of another. So someone who might believe in something posted in Beyond Dreaming, might not believe something else. So what, by your logic they shouldn't be allowed to post there? Take your own advice and respect other's beliefs.

Frankly the way I see it if you're that bothered with people disagreeing with your beliefs or challenging your ideals, you might as well isolate yourself from the world. Or if you're so afraid of others arguing you're beliefs, why the hell put them out there to begin with?

Take a good look at these threads though too: "Does anyone believe in...", "Do you think...", "Do you agree with..." Are these trick questions? Are you not supposed to say you don't believe in the aforementioned subject?

What about the skeptics who want to believe? Who are looking for reason to believe? Its hardly fair, actually its ignorant to say that people have no place with you because they don't believe what you do. Its prejudice, its discriminating.

Once again this is being divided into a line of "Skeptics and Believers" which is stupid. Its just like Atheists vs Christians, in that the non-believers are the ones blamed, when the Believers are just as much as a problem calling non-believers ignorant and closed minded for not believing. Don't think that just because you believe in something someone else doesn't you're suddenly so much better.