The BRCI Conference (page 4)

ros

HI!!! RW:
I've been thinking about you! Good to see from you again. Wish I was going to be at BRCI to see you, too. This will be the first BRCI I've missed in about 10 years.
But I pretty certain I'll see ya next year. (I hear it might be in the Chicago area again next year, but that's not certain. The board will have to decide at their meeting.

Tina:
LOL! Quite all right. Glad we got that little confusion cleared up. (I'll bet COMF is too.)

Scorpion:
Thanks for the reply/clarification. I hear Ron Frye is not going to make it to BRCI this year either. You're right, his Christian Respondents were great stuff.

ros

Also, "Hi" to Alana:
Good to hear from you, too. How'r things going for ya, gal. You doing okay?
Really enjoyed meeting you last year.

Norm

Hello Ros,

You said:

Don't listen to Norm; he just doesn't like BRCI because he doesn't like me (mainly cuz I'm a "Xtian"!). He's never been to a BRCI, and he knows about as much about it as he does evolution and science. Atheists/agnostics would do better to listen to AlanF, who has a better perspective about it.

Wow! How do you know I don’t like you Ros? Is it because I disagree with you? Here I thought that you at least had learned that disagreement isn’t synonymous with dislike, oh well. As for my knowledge of evolution and science and religion I will gladly publicly debate that with you any time and let others decide who know what. Alan F is one of the most gentle and kind people I know, just like me in fact. The only difference is that Alan has a far higher tolerance for bullshit than me.:-)

"A religion that teaches lies cannot be true"--The Watchtower, 12/1/91 pg. 7

A religion is made up of fantasies and lies Ros, so how can any religion be true?

Norm.

ros

[q]Wow! How do you know I don’t like you Ros? Is it because I disagree with you?[/b]
No.
[q]Here I thought that you at least had learned that disagreement isn’t synonymous with dislike, oh well.[/b]
So, you assume the reason and then answer it. Isn't that a straw-man?
Okay, so maybe you're right. How could you not like me when you don't know me. Let me refine the point: You just don't like what I stand for.
[q]As for my knowledge of evolution and science and religion I will gladly publicly debate that with you any time and let others decide who know what.[/q]
LOL! Sure you'll do it publically, because your friends who do study these things will come to the fore when you get in over your head.
For the benefit of any who read this and may not be aware of it, and as you are sure to remember, in some of our arguments on the former H2O, I offered to discuss the issues with you in private e-mail because I don't care to get into those debates on a public forum. I said that over, and over, and over, and over . . .
Too many people get into the act, it goes off in too many directions, and it takes too much time to respond. But you declined discussing it privately saying you don't know that much about evolution/science and don't have the interest. (That I believe.) But you never drop hounding me to debate with you publically. I don't want to debate religion or science with you and all your friends publically. Or anything else.
[q]Alan F is one of the most gentle and kind people I know, just like me in fact.[/q]
Okay, so you and Alan are the most gentle and kind people you know. May we assume your other friends are not kind and gentle, or just not AS kind and gentle? (Wondering what this has to do with the topic, but . . . )

[q]The only difference is that Alan has a far higher tolerance for bullshit than me.:-)[/q]

In that case, I wonder what the other people are like that you know. (My recollection is that Alan doesn't have too much tolerance for nonsense. Course, I don't know about that other stuff you mention.)

goo

hi ros, interesting background info you've provided re: your experiences with norm - and well made points on the nature of "debates" on this bored ( no pun intended )

one thing I can never figure about this place is the so called moral, spiritual, intellectual, socially superior attitudes some posters here tend to assume/presume over others

for eg. the fred hall slammers group - the way I see it at one time or another we all were or still are members of the wts - based on this reality for eg. - janh - the so called self appointed ( thesis of kim oyhus plagiarist http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~kim/ ) "scholar" (ditto alanf(uckwit) and cronies ) - are equally as dumb as anyone else here - imo - despite there feeble attempts at posting self deluded denial to the contrary - which is essentially the sub text of anything that group of people posts - imo.

goo

ps. I have never slammed fred hall and I challenge ANYONE here to provide proof I have (mainly coz it's more fun slamming the jerk offs who think they are better than him).

goo

guys - does this formatting look somewhat ...ah - familiar?

i stole it from the same place janh ( the "SCHOLAR" ) steals all "his ideas" from.

i've never seen fred hall do something that dumb.

goo
(rotflmfao before you've even responded class)

goo

the previous two posts were proudly brought to you by:

GOO'S DON'T FEED THE TROLLS TRAINING ACADEMY

an anti postings by dumb self deluded jerk off's initiative.

goo

(couldn't give a f**k what you think or say about me
& remember if you respond i win class)

Had Enough

Hi larc, Ros and other BRCI attendees:

To get back on topic here - I'd love to attend and meet some of you interesting people that I've "met" posting here.

Do you know if ones who are in my situation attend: non-attending/non-associating JWs who just haven't da'd due to family still in the borg. so keeping a low profile is important. I still do attend assemblies and memorials for the sake of my family but they think I'm just going through a weak time due to my upset over the shunning rule as my son been da'd.

Do you ever get any curious or just plain nosy local JWs lurking?

Just asking because of the usual paranoia you know!

Had Enough

PS: As a coincidence, do you all realize that the DC is being held that same weekend in Kitchener which is the twin city of Waterloo. However the BRCI Conference will be held at the far end of Waterloo and the DC will be at the opposite and far end of Kitchener so "never the twain shall meet".

Norm

Hello Ros,

It was very messy, but I think you said:

So, you assume the reason and then answer it. Isn't that a straw-man? Okay, so maybe you're right. How could you not like me when you don't know me. Let me refine the point: You just don't like what I stand for.

Yes, I could think of no other reason why YOU think I don’t like you, because I actually do Ros. I do hope we can meet some day. What DO you stand for Ros? Do tell me.

LOL! Sure you'll do it publically, because your friends who do study these things will come to the fore when you get in over your head. For the benefit of any who read this and may not be aware of it, and as you are sure to remember, in some of our arguments on the former H2O, I offered to discuss the issues with you in private e-mail because I don't care to get into those debates on a public forum. I said that over, and over, and over, and over.

I agree, Ros, you did suggest it. But some times you can’t resist it and come out of the woodwork and take some quick pot shots at the subject. This time you came out and take a little pot shot at me personally. When you do that in public you will get a public answer. What’s the problem?

Too many people get into the act, it goes off in too many directions, and it takes too much time to respond. But you declined discussing it privately saying you don't know that much about evolution/science and don't have the interest. (That I believe.) But you never drop hounding me to debate with you publically. I don't want to debate religion or science with you and all your friends publically. Or anything else.

So engaging in debate with you, responding to your public posts you consider “hounding” you Ros? I don’t think you should post to these sites Ros. Someone might answer your posts and thus they would be hounding you. If you don’t want to debate religion or science, or anything else with me, why do you bother responding to my posts? Am I prohibited from responding to your posts making personal comments about me? Do we see the contours of a new kind of ruling class here?

Okay, so you and Alan are the most gentle and kind people you know. May we assume your other friends are not kind and gentle, or just not AS kind and gentle? (Wondering what this has to do with the topic, but . . . )

I do not know who you talk about Ros, is it the comments from others in a public debate you are so terrified about? I am sorry but I can’t and won’t be held responsible for other debaters on this site Ros. I am sure you don’t feel responsible for any of the other debaters here either.

In that case, I wonder what the other people are like that you know. (My recollection is that Alan doesn't have too much tolerance for nonsense. Course, I don't know about that other stuff you mention.)
Ros

Well, Ros, nonsense and bullshit is very much related as you know. For example I consider long harangues about “evidence” for a triune God, bullshit. Then again I consider long harangues to the contrary equally as much bullshit, go figure.

Norm.

RationalWitness

Hi HadEnough,

I had concerns similar to yours when I attended BRCI for the first time three years ago. In fact, I was still serving as an elder at the time! Despite my anxiety, there did not appear to be any 'trolls' there, and I had a wonderful time. Couldn't make it the following year, but did last year and will do so again this year. Of course, there is no guarantee that some curious JW won't venture in, but what are the odds he'd recognize you?

If you do make it, I'll look forward to meeting you.

Cheers!
Rational

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