On the contrary, I see more rote apologia and formal protestations of faith and conformity than there used to be. The tone of commenters here encompass a wider

On the contrary, I see more rote apologia and formal protestations of faith and conformity than there used to be. The tone of commenters here encompass a wider range perhaps than other forums; we've got some excellent communicators with empathy and all that good stuff, and then some less social folks like me that hope to at least amuse if we cant actually communicate, and often fail to do even that. I'd also submit that it's far more normal now than say 5 years ago for just the bare disagreement of what I said above to be perceived, by some, as me attacking you, the author of the OP. Which would be an erroneous conclusion as far as I'm concerned.