What is your personal comment policy on Quora that coincides with Quora’s own policies?

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I recently deleted a comment where someone had a beef about my tagline, “Atheism is just another branch of Christianity” that I use on religious topics.

Actually, I had to delete the entire thread, using numerous clicks on the little ‘x’, which did not have the effect I was going for, they’re still all there as ‘Comment deleted’, because I was silly enough to actually respond hoping they were actually interested in a discussion. I won’t make that mistake again.

I am happy to have discussions concerning spirituality and religion with people who are interested in having discussions. If you just want a platform on which to call it all BS, then I’m not interested in giving you that platform. Build your own.

In this case, the person demanded justification for my assertion. Said justification is right there in my profile, open for anyone to read. I pointed him there, and he didn’t want to do the two clicks and read the short essay that I provided specifically for someone like him.

No, he was demanding special treatment. He wanted me to articulate, specifically to him, what he could have just gotten through my profile. You have to earn special treatment. I should have seen from his caustic attitude that he wasn’t interested in earning anything. So I simply deleted the whole thread.

You can’t have a real discussion without respect, and my comment section will always be a place of respect.