[chroma]

To me, it seems that the main points of disagreement stem from your religious views. So when you do disagree with others on HN, your choices are:

1. State your disagreement and justify it with religious reasons. Good luck avoiding downvotes.

2. State your disagreement without justifying your reasoning. This comes across as over-assuming and somewhat rude. Also, many people recognize your username and fill in the blanks.

For you, the only way to win is not to play.

[sdegutis]

Good point.