You do realize you're asking a lot for people to bottle up everything that comes through their head. We wouldn't have any scientific discoveries if people didn't talk about what they had thought up. We wouldn't be able to talk either since, generally, people think about what they say before saying it.
That's fine, I wasn't referring to bottling-up their thoughts, just their faith-based beliefs, (unless they want to attempt to support those with some reasoning process which can be discussed - if there is no such process, that's probably something they'd want to keep to themselves).
I see it as believe (or don't believe) what you want, go ahead and be proud of your beliefs, just don't force it on me. That includes physical attacks (harming me, not assisting if I'm injured, etc), verbal attacks (calling me names, trying to convert me, etc), and (if you believe in them) mental/spiritual attacks (wishing harm on me, wishing illness, etc) simply because I do not follow your thought processes.
I agree with you, especially regarding the forcing of someone else's beliefs on others, (this includes the subtle or, not-so-subtle attempts at conversion by way of dragging those unfounded beliefs into unrelated topics of discussion ... that includes unsolicited 'praying' for others without their consent as well).
Other than that, if we can live peacefully together, I really don't care what other wish to believe.
As far as the OP's question, again this is an issue of faith. It's like asking who's opinion is correct.
Not quite; since not all "opinions" are 'created equally'. Some result from a thought process which includes facts, evidence and reasoning while others do not, ("faith" being one which does not as it has no rational basis).
If you don't want to believe, you don't have to. Or if you do want to believe, go for it. Either way you will find people who are hard set in their belief systems that will try and sway you.
Good point, also you may find some particularly 'fundamentalist' believers who will attempt to sway, (not by reason), but by way of irrational 'attacks' on challengers, (_not_ the challenging questions/arguments themselves), and by making empty declarations, (that is, those which they either cannot or will not back up). A few others have more open minds and are willing to examine alternate perspectives regarding controversial subjects.