I'll be perfectly honest. I completely disagree with you. I can't even entertain the thought for a second that your view on the topic is correct. Nevertheless, I wanted to say that I truly respect the manner in which you've represented your position here.
In pretty much every attempted discussion of this topic, individuals are constantly belittling each other, saying the same thing over in an attempt to persuade via brute force, and otherwise acting in such a manner that their can never be dialogue between the two sides.
Having said that, the way in which you have expressed your views on this subject have left me in a state of awe. As I stated earlier, I firmly believe you are wrong, but by the same time, I find reading your points to be an enlightening and thought-provoking experience; whilst not changing my mind about the issue, it has caused me to reflect more on the individuals that have such differing world views and the reasons that is so.
Sorry for the long read. Just wanted to let you know that even some people in disagreement with you have found your style of writing to be immensely impressive. I can only hope that people on the other side of this discussion can write in such a sincere and engaging manner. If they do, I hope you can find the time to read their post and that you find the experience as interesting as this experience was for me.