Nickolas

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  I'm Movin' On

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  it's a song by rascal flatts.

  it really sums up my feelings about the jw's.

  i have finally reached a point where i am at peace with my past.

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  Nickolas

  Sorry to see you go, OTWO.

  Oh, wait. Were you being figurative?
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  Loftus: Are We Angry Atheists?

  by leavingwt in

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  john w. loftus responds to the "angry atheist" assertion.

  are we angry atheists?.

  .. if we are angry, christians will see this as a sign we are god haters.

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  Nickolas

  Yawn... Get back to us when you have a thousand...

  Oh, but I can't wait. Imagine. ONE THOUSAND! I'm so excited at the prospect. But, I can only dare to imagine how wonderful it must be to have, say, eighteen-thousand-one-hundred-and-forty-seven posts on this board in just over four years. You know, that works out to just under 12 posts per day, every day, 365.25 days per year. That tells me three things about some people on this board:

  1) They like to share their opinions a lot

  2) They don't get out much

  3) They like to share their opinions a lot.

  But I do say I've enjoyed this thread. To one I unfairly slapped some time ago, you impress me more and more.
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  Loftus: Are We Angry Atheists?

  by leavingwt in

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  john w. loftus responds to the "angry atheist" assertion.

  are we angry atheists?.

  .. if we are angry, christians will see this as a sign we are god haters.

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  Nickolas

  Everybody got egg on their faces, IMHO

  I think mine are scrambled. Wait, no, maybe once over easy? I've always had some difficulty differentiating eggs on faces. On the other hand, I don't really perceive any egg on my face. On yours? Well, yes. Just a little.

  Woohoo! 400. Aren't I special?
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  Loftus: Are We Angry Atheists?

  by leavingwt in

  1. jw
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  john w. loftus responds to the "angry atheist" assertion.

  are we angry atheists?.

  .. if we are angry, christians will see this as a sign we are god haters.

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  Nickolas

  Gee, thanks. (one more to go).
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  Loftus: Are We Angry Atheists?

  by leavingwt in

  1. jw
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  john w. loftus responds to the "angry atheist" assertion.

  are we angry atheists?.

  .. if we are angry, christians will see this as a sign we are god haters.

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  Nickolas

  Those last couple of posts didn't add anything to the IQ in the thread. Sorry. I'm just getting excited because I'm approaching the 400 posts milestone. Only two more to go ...
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  Loftus: Are We Angry Atheists?

  by leavingwt in

  1. jw
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  john w. loftus responds to the "angry atheist" assertion.

  are we angry atheists?.

  .. if we are angry, christians will see this as a sign we are god haters.

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  Nickolas

  Forgot to add, who's version of history are you citing?
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  Loftus: Are We Angry Atheists?

  by leavingwt in

  1. jw
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  john w. loftus responds to the "angry atheist" assertion.

  are we angry atheists?.

  .. if we are angry, christians will see this as a sign we are god haters.

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  Nickolas

  In other words, you choose to reject any information that contradicts your preconceived notions. I'll keep that in mind, despite the fact that everything I have said is historically accurate

  Tongue-in-cheek, BTS. That means "a joke", "a giggle", "a little fun filled poke at Rome and Brooklyn." Chill, why don't you?
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  Loftus: Are We Angry Atheists?

  by leavingwt in

  1. jw
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  john w. loftus responds to the "angry atheist" assertion.

  are we angry atheists?.

  .. if we are angry, christians will see this as a sign we are god haters.

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  Nickolas

  Why can't those angry atheists just admit this?

  Well, maybe after my morning coffee. Talk to me then.
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  Loftus: Are We Angry Atheists?

  by leavingwt in

  1. jw
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  john w. loftus responds to the "angry atheist" assertion.

  are we angry atheists?.

  .. if we are angry, christians will see this as a sign we are god haters.

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  Nickolas

  Galileo was cleared of any offense, yes. The Catholic Church, however, condemned heliocentrism as "false and contrary to Scripture" and warned Galileo to abandon his support of it. He promised to do so, but then went ahead and published Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems in which he defended himself. It was then he was arrested, tried and found vehemently suspect of heresy.

  Besides, I don't believe anything the Catholic Church has to say in its defense. The original historical revisionists were not Jehovah's Witnesses. The Witnesses learned how to do it from the RCs. (This last bit is a little bit tongue-in-cheek, for those about to mount their high horses.)
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  Loftus: Are We Angry Atheists?

  by leavingwt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  john w. loftus responds to the "angry atheist" assertion.

  are we angry atheists?.

  .. if we are angry, christians will see this as a sign we are god haters.

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  Nickolas

  Let's not forget Galileo, who was a genuinely pious Roman Catholic but who was tried by the Inquisition, found guilty of heresy, forced to recant his amazing discoveries and confined to house arrest for the rest of his life. Religion and science, indeed.