"Guys, I really think your opinions are not as far off each other as you believe, but the simple unbridgeable truth is that one of you is an atheist and the other a catholic, practicing or no. You won't be able to convince the other otherwise, nor should you; its a matter of faith and that's all there is to it."

Nah, it's about simple facts that are readily available in the source material (Qur'an and Bible), that the Bible and Qur'an both preaches tolerance and slaughter. The faith part (mine and Mastiffs) became part of insults and wasn't really part of the original topic.

"The both of you would also agree that if a person for whatever reason thinks that strapping up with some explosives and blowing himself up in a mall would serve some vague greater good, that person deserves a hellfire right up his ass, no questions asked."

Yep.

"Let's put religion aside for now, because true or false, it's irrelevant.
This day and age it seems a vast majority of openly violent fanatics are bred within somewhat 3rd world Muslim countries. Religious leaders spew hatred and play on people's miserable stated and blame it all on the western world. Yes it's religion, and yes it's their socio-economic status. You're both right."

Weeeell, the argument is about religion. Mastiff made a claim about Islam which I disagree with, so it's hard to get away from it.
In this case we can't both be right, as Mastiff claims the reason for terrorism is Islam itself, something I say is false.

"Digging any deeper than that is pointless; one can argue that the crusaders went in the name of Christ and slaughtered everyone who disagreed with them while the Muslims were the most civil people around, another can say back then things were different and some actions were acceptable horrid as they may be, shit gets misinterpreted and manipulated, and that Muslim religion specifically calls for some violent shit and whatever, etc."

I'm stating pretty simple facts that are easy to recognize. Both the Qur'an and Bible calls for killing men women, and children. Nasty stuff. Even Jesus wanted people killed for not accepting him. Tolerance and understanding is also there in both books. Both books are bloody snuff stories with some preaching of peace. It's right there to be read by all. The interpretation of said holy books are what matters, and what parts to implement changes with time, place and person. Simple, undeniable facts.

"It's true that a lot of the Muslim world is stuck back in the time where killing women and children to make a point was acceptable. That's a fact, Crolly, and I know you're not trying to make an argument against it, nor with the fact religion has a big part in it."

Yes, that's true. I'm just saying Islam is one of the tools for this, not the actual REASON. Not any more than Christianity is for bombing abortion clinics or burning crosses at KKK parties on black peoples lawn.

"That's really all there is to this. When it goes down to the fundamental beliefs of you two, you guys are just bashing your heads against a wall."

Sure is. I have no illusions about making Mastiff into an atheist. It would be a pointless exercise. He seems to think I might "grow out of it", not believing in any deity/spirits, though. Our personal beliefs just got caught up in the fight.

"...and I believe that anything is possible - literally anything..."

So... You believe it's POSSIBLE that you could have sex with a bicycle the size of a virus, making it pregnant with a thousand baby hamsters the size of Mount Everest? Just not likely?

"So let me be wrong and go to hell for my sins. it's possible - I just believe it to be *highly* unlikely. Until we find out for sure [or don't, for that matter image], there's no reason we all can't get along."

Heh, I'm more certain than you, then. I'm absolutely certain in my belief (or lack of, I should rather say). I'm all in to be pokerish about it.
All get along? Well, haven't worked out that well, so far.

"Unless you listen to *bad* music loudly when I'm trying to get sh*t done. Then it's time to let loose the dogs of war and rain havoc upon thee."

Better nuke the entire Middle East, then. And Africa. Asia too. Don't forget Latin America with most of South America as well. And the rest of the world, because people tend to move to other areas and bring their shitty music with them.