I'd like to see the forum geared to those who are aware of expansive consciousness and genuine skeptics who are strongly interested in becoming aware. No matter what segment the forum is geared to there'll be a wealth of personalities. Each individual is unique. But arguing with naysayers is IMO pointless. No matter how much some want to think otherwise this is not an area that can be effectively explored through the approaches used for topics that are primarily physical.
Even with primarily physical things - arguing is often pointless.
But it doesn't have to be. What I value about a forum like this is that it brings together people with very different approaches, each with its pros and cons. I'm aware that you and some others here see me among this group you mention here. Personally I think the approach I advance has value, but I recognize it also has downsides. I think the same of other posters here, including yourself.
I wouldn't want everyone to think exactly like me any more than I would want everyone to think exactly like you.
We have this amazing opportunity to interact on this forum, and work together to maximize the pros and minimize the cons. I'm not saying every discussion must be that way. I've never been against subforums that put restrictions on the kinds of positions that can be advanced there - I think those kinds of discussions have value as well. (what I objected and take offense to is being told that I'm stuck on stupid and that I'm such a piece of **** that I shouldn't even be allowed to participate in those forums, even abiding by the restrictions. I enjoy participating in threads where psi is taken as a given for the sake of the argument and exploring the possible implications from that, and have even started a couple on that basis myself).
And even though I want to see more genuine interaction of the type I've raised, that doesn't mean I expect everyone to be interested. What I find particularly obnoxious is people joining into a discussion just to say how little they value the discussion! What's the point in that, other than to cause offence?
If someone doesn't want to converse with skeptics - then don't. Stick to the other subforums. If reading posts in the CD forum negatively affects you - well, don't read them. If engaging a particular poster affects you negatively - don't engage them.
I realise that its not that simple of course. I get that some of you think the posts that fls and myself make are not just incorrect but harmful, and that you feel compelled to warn people away from us as a public service. I get that from your perspective, you are fighting the good fight against what you perceive as a cancer. And I recognize that there's probably very little I can do to convince you otherwise (though I've tried and am willing to continue to try, feel free to contact me publicly or by PM). I can only suggest being open to the possibility that you may be wrong about us and be willing to err on the side of discussion over censorship. I get as well, that for many people these topics are very personal and that even polite posts questioning psi can hit very hard. To some extent given the nature of these topics, I think that will be unavoidable. I'm open to suggestions on how to address this.