So far it has been the case... and judging by the regression human civilization is going through right now... due to the imbecility of theists and the innate predatory nature of humanity... the prognosis is... more of the past.
Perhaps you misunderstand me, or maybe you did understand me but were only offering a general opinion, as why shouldn’t you; but just to clarify, as far as this, I was actually arguing against religion here. This paragraph is directly connected with what I went on to say in the next paragraph (which you applauded). As such, and given your views, I don’t think we are likely to disagree over it, if you’d relook it in light of what I’ve said.
Thank you. I’m glad there are some things we agree about. (Actually we agree about most things, just like most people here agree with you about most things; and most of these disagreements your threads are littered with are unnecessary, and largely of your own making, self-goals as it were. Pity, really.)
Indeed... but... only if it is "screaming at the clouds" of christianity... but when it is done at the clouds of Islam... then it is cheered on and said to be "exactly what the doctor ordered".... hmmm... I wonder why the special pleading for christianity???
I’m probably going to regret this. It may have been wiser to just let this be. But still, and against my better judgment, here goes:
Thermal’s right, you’re quoting that old post of mine, that you’ve dug out from another thread, completely out of context. That’s either deliberately disingenuous, or else completely misunderstands something entirely obvious.
Here, let me quote fully that old post of mine, that you’ve reproduced in part here:
Yeah, man, bring it on!
Your particular ...style of posting, has been off-putting to (some) others in other parts of the forum, Leumas. Rightly or wrongly, let's not go into that here, and take our attention away from our friend Heydarian's nonsense. But, what I'm saying is, if ever this sort of high-octane stuff, coupled with a meme or two, and tinged with sarcasm and ridicule, were apposite, then this is where it's at. When someone is completely impervious to reason, has a hide that a rhinoceros would pray to the gods for but never ever get, has not a smidgen of shame or intellectual honesty --- or else, just perhaps, is sitting there yanking our chains and giggling away to himself at getting us to fall for his shtick --- well then, what you got is exactly what the doctor ordered! Bring it on, and more!
Surely it is clear what I’d meant, back then, and why, when you read my post fully?
If not, let me spell it out to you, in so many words:
What the OP in that thread was doing was very different than, and in some ways exactly the opposite of, what you’re doing here. Those were arguments presented in defense of religion. Well, hardly “arguments” really, but whatever.
That is what the difference is, between the two cases. Not that the one was about Islam, and the other about Christianity; that part is only incidental.
In fact, should you (or someone else) take to starting threads and ranting on endlessly about Islam here, much as you’re doing about Christianity, then I’ll wager that you (or whoever does that) will mostly get the exact same kind of reactions as you’re getting now. It’s not that we --- heh, all “tribal”, right?! --- don’t agree with what you’re saying, by and large we do, at least as far as the “perniciousness” of religion in general and Christianity in particular. What we find disagreeable are your uncalled-for stridency, your pointless and endless
preaching to yelling at the choir, as well as some incidental issues where you refuse to recognize your own mistakes (as with the now-infamous coin flipper thread).
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I mean, seriously? You really didn’t directly see the actual difference between those two cases, and only registered that the one was about Islam and that your posts were about Christianity? Did you really need me to spell all of this out in such detail?
