"On the face of it, it seems to be lacking in logic that pete holding a belief hurts anyone ellse."

Pete does come here to engage in debate and it's not the fault of UK catters if the Americans don't have or understand our debating culture. That said, phrases Like " the gloves have come off with pete." don't sound too nice at all and I don't like that. He does bullshit though. Lots.

I've had plenty to say to pete, and he's given as good as he's got even if it's gone over the heads of his advocates. He's a teacher at the very least (from a buddhist perspective), but he isn't interested in debating the core issues. But then who is?