"when it comes to my religious beliefs, your opinion is of no account." spiritu tuo
And that is a current example of the haughtiness to which I referred. As to this whole paragraph: "Speaking for myself, your arguments are a waste of time. I also find them rude and intellectually dishonest." When a person is hysterical and unable to see TRUTH, it is sometimes useful to smack the silly out of them, figuratively, of course. That you resist the occasional slap is not surprising. Catholiciism indoctrination is quite thorough and aimed at scaring the followers into not hearing anything which would oppose the cult of your other religion. That's how the heresies -like eating GOD'S soul and DIVINITY, and Mariolidolatry, and Brown Scapulae, and priest absolution for sins against GOD, praying to dead 'saints' for intercession, etc.-- are sustained dontchaknow.
That you believe yourself suitable to slap another is the epitome of arrogance.
You, and you alone, have decided what 1.2 billion ought to believe, based on YOUR interpretation of Scripture.
Perhaps 1500 years of studying the Gospel message from the Apostles pales in comparison to your weighty intellect. Maybe the Church father’s who studied at the feet of the Apostles are less astute than you. Perhaps St. Jerome is less studied in ancient languages than you. Perhaps Augustine and Aquinas lack the depth of your theological and philosophical education.
You see where I’m going, right? Who appointed you the final authority on anybody else’s religious beliefs?
Nobody likes a know it all, especially when what they claim to know is only so much error.