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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

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  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  Looter

  1 - Click to the left of the first word you want to quote. Hold the left button down and drag to the end of the quote. Now release the left mouse button. You should now have the words you want to quote highlighted.

  

  2 - Hold down the Crtl key and then press the letter 'c'. The text you want is now on your computer's clipboard.

  3 - Click inside the box at the bottom of the thread that has the title "Have your say".

  4 - Press Enter two or three times.

  5 - Click back at the start of the big white box

  6 - Hold down the Ctrl key and press the letter 'v'

  7 - Now highlight the text you have pasted just as you did at step 1

  
  

  8 - Press the quote button in the toolbar at the top of the big white box. It's third from the left and has quote marks as an icon

  9 - Now click below your quote and start typing your wisdom

  
  
  
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  I even posted a picture of it for you.

  
  
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  Looter - bye
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  No, they wouldn't understand

  They would if you bloody well explain it.

  They'd just disagree

  So what? Are you only here to get compliments?

  Counterarguments are mainly used because people don't care to understand you

  No. First you need to present your argument as succinctly and clearly as possible. Then others consider your point and either offer support or challenges.

  It's hard because it requires other things to be on my computer.

  No it doesn't. Just put the bit you are quoting in its own paragraph, highlight it and click the third button from the left.

  
  
  
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  Why don't you try using the quote function? People are trying to help you. Are they wasting time?
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  What good would that do - Looter

  Others would understand your main argument. Isn't that the whole point of saying anything?

  Lots of people disagree with many things I write. That's fine with me. I am very confident about what I say and I want to be understood. Make your thoughts really clear and then be ready to consider counterarguments. That is how we learn.
  
  
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  Too little context makes you feel like you didn't say anything to the potential you could. - Looter

  As a general rule the fewer words you can use to make your point the better. It's even worse if you use words inappropriately.

  Let me show you a few examples of your overuse of words. I have underlined the words that make no sense in the context.

  • I said goodwill to mean in particular the right part as executable things are wrong.
  • It's just being more precise in how you present your standing point.
  • But if I were to inherently say the topic at hand, the backlash might be worse.
  • But the problem is that the ones that didn't insist on deducing me to get them to understand
    
  • I wanted to explain, the best way viable.

  I often go back over things I have written and delete as many words as possible. Only use less common words if they convey the meaning of your sentence more clearly.

  I still think you should try to rewrite your OP in 100 words or less.
  
  
  
  
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  It's hard to not use context without feeling empty - Looter

  I said the exact opposite of that - "don't use more than you need to provide context."

  
  
  
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  I'm using an older computer. so it might not have newer features. - Looter

  Just copy-paste the words you need - don't use more than you need to provide context. Then enter a new paragraph and type your reply. Highlight the quote and click on the quote button at the top of the dialogue box. It's third from the left and has a quote icon "".
  
  
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  looter - Would you like to know how to use the quote function so it is clear what bits you are saying?