Is it worth posting on controversial topics?

I'm an easy going person and of course I have my views like everyone else but I don't want to fall out with people.

@LadyDuck I do. As soon as someone starts quoting from the bible I'm gone.

@sprite1950 I have seen some users really fight for religion here. Better to skip that topic.

Some people seem to thrive on these discussions but the arguments get so heated and in the light of someone leaving MyLot over religion recently I think you are right. There should be a site purely for these topics.

Attacking is oh so wrong! I always gave myLot a higher ranking when compared to other social media sites such as facebook because we can interact at intellectual levels here and grow as persons, with our respective experiences, knowledge, etc. In ancient days they had Roman elders or was it Greek elders sitting together and discussing various problems. myLot in some way seems of that caliber and is not merely earning site. In fact earnings here are negligible.

@vandana7 Did you have pink glasses on your nose when you were writing this? My view of the site is not so positive. "we can interact at intellectual levels here and grow as persons, with our respective experiences, knowledge, etc" We can or rather we could. I doubt that we do.

@sprite1950

I feel exactly the same. It can be upsetting if someone is rude.

@Sreekala You are a smart person.

@sprite1950 Unpleasantness is because people word it wrongly. I have had good heated debates and no harsh words were exchanged with many people who have continued to be my friends. I will give you an example. I had long ago taken a stand that Hitler was not directly responsible for final solution (because Newsweek magazine some 30 odd years ago had mentioned there was no evidence linking him). I have argued, and most people accepted he was guilty. I needed the "missing link"...believe me at least 4 posts ...nobody came to remove my ignorance. It is only in the 3rd post that I read something which made me read more and more and finally I came to logical conclusion. I need to be convinced. If I am not convinced, I can't take sides.

@vandana7 You have a very logical way of looking at things but not everyone is like that unfortunately.

I suppose so but I've seen a bit of unpleasantness here when it comes to discussing them and that puts me off.

As grown ups, and mature people, I thought we would be more open to reasoning. But at least we trigger reasoning, so yes, it is good enough as far as I am concerned. :)

@sprite1950 Your choice, and it is not a bad choice as I have noticed that discussions about politics and religion are getting usually less responses.

That's true but I know what it feels like to be bashed on an online site and I don't want to feel like that again. Easy going discussions for me these days.

I know you DJ....the difference is I stir up a hornet's nest and you come there to rescue me. lol

@vandana7 Your knight in shining armour

That's a good attitude to have. I'm probably a little oversensitive and need to toughen up. Until then I shall stick to friendly discussions where I know people won't want to argue with me.

I completely agree with you.

@sprite1950

Indeed. I have noticed that since l came here

@pgntwo Thanks .. looks like me on a bad day!

@sprite1950 Love the Alice in Wonderland reference in your photo! "Off with her head!".

I've noticed that there are times when that's difficult but for the most part this is a friendly place.

@sprite1950 Yes. Most of us can even disagree about a topic and still discuss it without becoming uncivil.

Exactly ..it should not be my way or the highway. It should be a process that helps us to understand each other. Agreed based on our personal experiences we would be inclined to hold on more firmly to a stand that we have arrived. But here, I learned that not every drunkard's family is ungrateful.

Yes, sometimes people cannot think outside the box and then it will cause arguments.

Probably because you were quite new. People don't like change. At least you didn't let it put you off coming here.

It rarely stops at that though. because some don't respect the views of others. Perhaps there should be a special section here for controversial topics.

@sprite1950 yes of course.and i know my limits too.

@sprite1950 I agree..it doesn't stop there. But we need to develop a more tolerant language and way to understand each other. Ability to respect? Isn't the absence of it the cause of all problems humans face? So if there is a chance to develop that ability, why not?

I'm not either but sometimes people try to draw you into a discussion about another subject and then bring religion into it.

Well it's the opinions that seem to cause the problems. If I can see someone challenging me I usually say I given my views and have nothing more to say, then leave the discussion.

@sprite1950 I'm the same way. :-)

You sound very well adjusted

Yes I have so regretted making certain comments not so much here but on other forums

@cmoneyspinner Yes I saw it but I haven't left a comment. I can understand that we should play nicely though.

@cmoneyspinner Hello you .. you're going to get a ban for this comment on FC Controversial .. a subject likely to cause public disagreement with many differing views .. like religion. People get heated when discussing this topic because there are so many different religions and each person thinks his is the true one. Also atheists and agnostics will often give their view which can upset some people.

@sprite1950 - I just signed in today and see that the Administrator has written a long post about "censorship". Here I was thinking about controversy when I should have been concerning myself with censorship.

I don't think veggie talk would irritate me too much although I'm not vegetarian myself.

I definitely like a quieter life

@sprite1950 so do I.

@anikoonline Some people will try to bring religion into a discussion that has nothing to do with it though and I think that's where the problems start.

@anikoonline If only everyone saw it that way but they don't.

@sprite1950 Yes, I think that religion is someone's personal confidence. I think that we should not convince anyone of our personal belief. It is rather should be about acceptance of the difference in religion and faith.