It's a good reason for me never to consider him a real Ratz. He thinks of us as toys.Robert_S wrote:Reading this thread reminded me so much of the old RDF.
Seth has said before that he'll do that kind of thing and most of us should know he was poe-ing.
Catholic church at it again. This time Holland.
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Seth is a parody of himself.
His own words are the worst advertisement for his own views.
When viewed with that squint, he's very funny.
His own words are the worst advertisement for his own views.
When viewed with that squint, he's very funny.
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Like a fart joke, it still stinks.amused wrote:Seth is a parody of himself.
His own words are the worst advertisement for his own views.
When viewed with that squint, he's very funny.
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Some posters are going close to the personal attack line.


What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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"It's not an attack if it's the truth."Robert_S wrote:Some posters are going close to the personal attack line.

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It's not the truth unless it's "The Truth".Gawdzilla wrote:"It's not an attack if it's the truth."Robert_S wrote:Some posters are going close to the personal attack line.
In which case, you cannot be silenced because you are working for The Lord. Or some such shite...
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.. or one is just making this shit up as one goes along.amused wrote:It's not the truth unless it's "The Truth".Gawdzilla wrote:"It's not an attack if it's the truth."Robert_S wrote:Some posters are going close to the personal attack line.
In which case, you cannot be silenced because you are working for The Lord. Or some such shite...
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I have no interest in discerning the truth or Truth of any statement made in a personal attack on any member. Moderation is slow enough here as it is.amused wrote:It's not the truth unless it's "The Truth".Gawdzilla wrote:"It's not an attack if it's the truth."Robert_S wrote:Some posters are going close to the personal attack line.
In which case, you cannot be silenced because you are working for The Lord. Or some such shite...
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Let us recap: You made what you called a reasonable assumption. It turned out to be wrong. Your reaction was : "It doesn't matter". That was not the first time your response to being indisputably found to be wrong was to handwave your mistake out of the way. I conclude that facts matter to you, but only when they appear to support what you say.Seth wrote:For the purpose of debate, it matters not at all what beliefs you actually hold. You may defend or attack any position from any other position if you have the intellectual flexibility to do so. That's what I do. I'm not at theist but I'm capable of arguing from that position. In fact I find it very educational to argue positions I don't hold personally, it expands my understanding and knowledge, as well as my powers of reason, logic and argument.Seraph wrote:I guess Mandy is an atheist too then, because he posts here? You're right about this, though: factual details really do not matter to people who resolutely prevent facts from impinging on their opinions.Seth wrote:Hey, It's an atheist forum, so it's a reasonable assumption. I don't know anything about her religion, nor does it matter really.Ronja wrote:Seth, did you actually call apophenia an Atheist (as in Big A Atheist)???Seth wrote:Oh well, you're in the same Atheist boat with everybody else, so if the shoe fits, wear it. Consider it to be a collective "you", as in "you Atheists."
Tut, tut - you almost made me choke on a perfectly good Irish Coffee. Would you please, in the future, give advance warning is you are going to exhibit UTTER cluelessness regarding your fellow ratz? Thank you.
Try it sometime, you might find it fun.
As for your condescending and simultaneously vainglorious lecture, I am able to entertain a thought without accepting it, but notwithstanding your assertion that you can do that too, I have not seen any evidence that you are capable of doing likewise.
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He kept the thread going that way for a respectable number of pages and for that he's earned his propers.Gawdzilla wrote:.. or one is just making this shit up as one goes along.amused wrote:It's not the truth unless it's "The Truth".Gawdzilla wrote:"It's not an attack if it's the truth."Robert_S wrote:Some posters are going close to the personal attack line.
In which case, you cannot be silenced because you are working for The Lord. Or some such shite...

Carry on, and please troll responsibly.

What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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This is your fucking fault, so don't give me that shit.amused wrote:perzactly



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Too late, I have to kill you now.amused wrote:

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Is "poe-ing" a euphemism for "trolling"?
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