@Setanta,
Tough...I will have no part in trying to convince anyone of anything other than what they freely believe, do not, reject, neither, or would like look to find evidence for themselves to convince themselves of any or all of the above...It is not my job to convince anyone of anything other than their own thinking...
I have my own beliefs, and rejections...and I know and understand why I do...and I do not want anyone else to ever try to convince me of anything that is not my own thinking...So I would never try to convince someone to think something that is not their own thinking...
Someone can hear what I have to say and either believe it, reject it, deny it, or be unsure about it...and go looking for evidence to convince themselves...
Just like I have my own personal beliefs...in which I do all of those things...and I am not interested in anyone else trying to convince me of anything other that what I chose to believe, reject, deny...and go looking for evidence of...
And if anyone else is looking for me to personally influence their own thinking in any such way, then they are mistaken, because it is never going to happen...
And I also would never expect them to try to convince me of anything, or validate anything for my own personal approval...
And they never have to do so...plain and simple...
What anyone else thinks, believes, denies, rejects, doubts, questions, is uncertain about...is their own free mind...and they are not obligated to justify anything for my own approval...
Everyone must find who they are...and why...and it is on them to do so...
If someone would like to ask me something they do not understand...then they can if they freely wish to do so...and if I have anything I would freely like to ask someone, so that I can understand them...or their positions...then if I ask them, they can give me their perspectives if they wish to do so...and they do not have to, if they do not want too...
I do not care if you think I made a sweeping generalization to Thomas, because it is not about you...if Thomas says that he think I had...I will either explain to him how I think I have not...or apologize if I think I had...
And I do not care if you think I make generalizations to atheists in general...because I think that you make them to theists...and atheists as well...So I don't believe you have merit...or any ground to stand upon...and I think you are a hypocrite...