Posts by gordon d

My first post since being reinstated (not JW but on the board)

I think that mean people are not very nice...
That hypocrites should consider that they might be behaving foolishly...
And everyone should have the right to believe whatever they want...
....and That is ALL that I think!

Oh, wait.. one more thing.. I think that it is wise for a person to examine themselves constantly!

But I would MUCH rather know what YOU think!

G

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Got another letter published in our local paper!!

by HadEnuf in

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this time i thought for sure they wouldn't publish this one...but i believe our local paper, the stevens point journal is a very liberal, progressive little newspaper.

the elders ignored my last letter...i wonder if they can ignore this one???

oh how i love it!!.

gordon d

WOW! VERY, VERY NICE!!! You should be commended for taking the time to express such a valid perspective.... would you mind if I copied it, changed it to "Texas" and submitted here? *lol*

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--- A Question for ALL Atheistic ex-Dubs----

by gordon d in

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which child is wiser?

while starting a hunt for easter eggs one child runs to a big tree and finds nothing then that childs brother says, go look under that rock i promise youll find one there!

the child throws down their basket and says, i give up!

gordon d

Hi Hillary...

You have posting style that consists of ignoring the main point of any rebuttal that you receive.

uummm... You (and others) Must be right!..... I think I've been doing a ~~little~~ LOT more typing than reading... I'll work on THAT... sincerely!

That leads right to the second point.....

I LIED!!!

I've been telling everyone over and over that my initial point was NOT about God! And doing so with a frustrated, superior, attitude of, "HOW dense are these people?"

I was wondering where I had gotten off track so I went back and read my opening statement....

HOLY CRAP!!! The analogy was not about God but EVERYTHING else was! I find myself guilty of the one thing that I hold with the greatest contempt!

Can't really use the whole, "I never said that defense here!

For the first time in this entire thread... I'm at a loss for words.....only two come to mind:

"I'm sorry...."

Can we still debate hypocrisy? ....... I've got experience!

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--- A Question for ALL Atheistic ex-Dubs----

by gordon d in

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which child is wiser?

while starting a hunt for easter eggs one child runs to a big tree and finds nothing then that childs brother says, go look under that rock i promise youll find one there!

the child throws down their basket and says, i give up!

gordon d

Hi Scully,

So you admit that this debate and your challenge to atheists is futile. Good. We're getting somewhere.

It is amazing that so many atheist KEEP thinking that my original point of this thread had ANYTHING to do with religion???? I just don't get it! I don't know how else to say it????

Sounds like spiritual fixation.... how ironical.....

So you admit that you're behaving like a troll. Fair enough. I imagine that in short order your posting privileges will be restricted accordingly, based on the following Posting Guidelines:

D'OH!!! Wwoopps!!!! I keep forgetting that my form of "humor?" doesn't always translate well to the written page. Sorry for breaking any rules or hurting any feelings... Please know that was unintentionally poor judgement!.... P.S. What's a "troll"?

Hi Hillary-step,

It is no so much a 'tired' song as a sinful one to religionists

Sorry for clouding up the waters by answering questions about my beliefs.... my criticism was never based upon "sinfulness" or "religiousness"

Hi Sass,

Not everybody is interested in the eggs. I'm one of the adults who put the eggs there to keep the kids quiet for half an hour (or if you want a more technicolour version, to put a little magic and mystery in their lives). Whatever floats your boat mate. Thank you!.... You're a class act! We have another winner! Hey Asheron, We did???? Are you are admiting that you have no proof of the existance of God? If not tangible proof or evidence, what measuring stick should we use to test the God theory to an open minded person??

When the point of proving God's existence has come up. I've admitted that any emperical evidence is completely subjective. What measuring stick?... That's up to the "rules" set by the individual.... most everyone has a different (or slightly different) standard for what constitutes "proof"

And dont go tryin to start up another debate about another subject. We aint done wit dis one, I rekon!

This new debate is for the purpose of establishing the fallibilty of the current precident... then we can go back to the first debate and (hopefully) shed some light on the point that I have been unsuccessfully trying to make about hypocrisy for EIGHT-LONG-EXHAUSTING-PAGES------- P.S. ...... It's STILL NOT about God!

I realize that you get THAT but not everyone does....

In 2000, Andreas Bartels and Semir Zeki of University College, London, located the areas of the brain activated by romantic love. They took students who said they were madly in love, put them into a brain scanner, and looked at their patterns of brain activity.

The results were surprising. For a start, a relatively small area of the human brain is active in love, compared with that involved in, say, ordinary friendship. “It is fascinating to reflect”, the pair conclude, “that the face that launched a thousand ships should have done so through such a limited expanse of cortex.” The second surprise was that the brain areas active in love are different from the areas activated in other emotional states, such as fear and anger. Parts of the brain that are love-bitten include the one responsible for gut feelings, and the ones which generate the euphoria induced by drugs such as cocaine. So the brains of people deeply in love do not look like those of people experiencing strong emotions, but instead like those of people snorting coke. Love, in other words, uses the neural mechanisms that are activated during the process of addiction. “We are literally addicted to love,” Dr Young observes.

NIIICCEEEE! ..............Can a have a little time to prepare my rebuttal?

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--- A Question for ALL Atheistic ex-Dubs----

by gordon d in

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which child is wiser?

while starting a hunt for easter eggs one child runs to a big tree and finds nothing then that childs brother says, go look under that rock i promise youll find one there!

the child throws down their basket and says, i give up!

gordon d

Scully,
I thought you had made your point (A very Good one I might ad) and moved past the futility of this debate.
In defense of my post... It's called "Baiting"
There are no guidelines of etiquette for the archaic practice of baiting..... 'cause it's a "GUY"-thang!

Please note that I did not resort to the "Bock--Bock" method!

P.S. Is there some kind of emoticon that I could use for "sarcastic remark"?... it might save a lot of hurt feelings.

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--- A Question for ALL Atheistic ex-Dubs----

by gordon d in

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which child is wiser?

while starting a hunt for easter eggs one child runs to a big tree and finds nothing then that childs brother says, go look under that rock i promise youll find one there!

the child throws down their basket and says, i give up!

gordon d

Hi Caedes....

I think we have our first winner!

Your impathetic cognizance, humilty and your aquiescent nature have placed you among the "true" illuminatti of this forum... (cool... more big words!)

I know that you didn't want to play the game... but you did, anyway!

As for your 'proof' love isn't a scientific fact, well if your loved one doesn't make your heart beat faster then I'm sorry to say it probably isn't love!

Perhaps my loved one is nothing more than a cup of coffee!

P.S... Maybe this will give you some additional hope: Thanks for the pic, Sparkplug!

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--- A Question for ALL Atheistic ex-Dubs----

by gordon d in

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which child is wiser?

while starting a hunt for easter eggs one child runs to a big tree and finds nothing then that childs brother says, go look under that rock i promise youll find one there!

the child throws down their basket and says, i give up!

gordon d

Hi Borgia,
I'm confused.... me and my damn analogies! Will I ever learn???

Please help me understand where I'm screwing up:

What did you think each analogy was describing?

Who or what did you think the keys were representing?

Any other suggestion on my attempts to express an abstract concept.... Please???

Thanks my friend,
Gordon

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--- A Question for ALL Atheistic ex-Dubs----

by gordon d in

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friends

which child is wiser?

while starting a hunt for easter eggs one child runs to a big tree and finds nothing then that childs brother says, go look under that rock i promise youll find one there!

the child throws down their basket and says, i give up!

gordon d

C'mon... YOU CHICKENS!

I've been subjected to questioning, ridicule, stereotyping, and even a small bit of hostility. My statements have been scrutinized, my analogies have been dismantled and given to new metaphors. The critic of my points keep crying the same tired song... "We want proof"

The gauntlet was cast and it is obvious that some people will NOT believe in even the remotest possibility of something that have not seen, read about in some other person's book, or that cannot be grasped by their vast intelligence. These challengers are not stupid... I never thought they were... so I shouldn't be surprised that they will avoid the picking up of their gauntlet and attempting to support their views.

It's just a little exercise.... don't let me win this debate by default!