Edit of previous post . . .
I beg of you for everyone’s sake to consider the possibility that certain people (and don't exclude yourself at this point) have been, if not merely perceived as, rude in stating their positions and arguments; a charge that has been both levied and denied on both sides.
I hope that this apparent rudeness can be seen as attributable to something other than a debate tactic and hope even more so that it has not been employed for that purpose despite all appearances. It is my sincere hope that this apparent rudeness can be attributable if not in it’s entirety at least in large part to disparate conflicting views from which a lack of mutual understanding makes such perceptions an inevitable part of the debate. For the purpose if not intent of coming to a meeting of minds which I think is what we're all after, despite all unlikelihood, I think we should avoid the assumption of intentional rudeness as much as conceivably possible. It would be sad to see friends part over a misunderstanding of intent.
Something I've learned from participating in this forum is that people can come to similar convictions in a variety of different ways and for vastly different reasons, all of which are important to the respective person’s point of view. We should not assume we are enemies simply because we agree for different reasons. But I have strongly suspected for some time that most if not all disagreement is based on some fundamental misunderstanding, often mutual, with regards to a common reality.
Not that much better . . . was it? ;o)