I was wondering what is it here that's causing such bad feeling, and I clicked on MrsCogan's links to find out more about her. Congratulations by the way, MrsCogan, on your weight loss victory!
What struck me was: "The Sword of Freedom: Eternal Hostility Against Every Form of Tyranny Over the Mind of Man". "They say the pen is mightier than the sword. I say screw 'em. Use both."
I didn't read the blog, but I think I got the gist -- you feel strongly that beliefs that can't be scientifically proven are tyranical over men's minds, right? And you would like to free people from the tyranny of their delusional thinking, right? That seems to be very important to you. Please tell me if I'm not understanding correctly.
The words that really jumped out at me were "eternal hostility" and the inference that violent action ("the sword") is as valid a tool in your mission to banish tyrannical thinking as free speech. This part I'm reading between your lines, though -- maybe you mean "the sword" to symbolize something other than violent action? A different metaphor, maybe?
That makes things in this thread a little more clear for me. "Eternal hostility" definitely is showing up to me in this thread. I'm pretty sure your hostility is aimed at the type of thinking that you consider delusional & tyrannical, but how it's occuring for me, and I think others, is that your hostility seems to be aimed at the people who are thinking those thoughts. And that hostility is not just coming from you, but towards you as well. I can understand that when people are being told what and how to think, they might find that rather oppressive and tyrannical! As you know, that's one of the hot buttons I have to look out for in myself, and I think others have that same hot button, too, from the looks of it.
That's not your problem, MrsCogan, of course; you are perfect exactly as you are, and you're great for my personal development! Thank you very much for that. I hope I and others here are able to return the favor. (I think that must be so, or you wouldn't be sticking around, would you?). Having your buttons pushed, and taking a bold look at it, is a great way to access knowledge about what you don't know you don't know about yourself.
Some of the thoughts expressed in this rather touchy thread are looking kind of personal & snarky around the edges, and I would be sorry to see the thread shut down because of that. I would like to invite all of the participants to take a breath and be careful to take 100% responsibility for being responsive rather than reactive, so that discussion can continue in way that fosters mutual respect, personal growth, and maybe even love.
Good luck to you in that, and good luck to me, too!