Ambushed

[_Sam Harris]

Coffee, careful. This Little Light of Ours will start hollering that we're persecuting him/her again.

[_A Light in the Darkness]

So since humanists (Secular Humanist, Agnostics, and Atheists) make up the third largest philosophic/religious demographic in the world then that would mean that Atheism is common place and therefore not abnormal.

And there's even religious humanists too! I can play this game too. Since Christians (Mormons, Catholics, Pentacostals etc.) make up the worlds' largest religious category, then that means Mormons are common and therefore not abnormal.

[_JAK]

So since humanists (Secular Humanist, Agnostics, and Atheists) make up the third largest philosophic/religious demographic in the world then that would mean that Atheism is common place and therefore not abnormal.

And there's even religious humanists too! I can play this game too. Since Christians (Mormons, Catholics, Pentacostals etc.) make up the worlds' largest religious category, then that means Mormons are common and therefore not abnormal.

However, the real issue is reliability. And religious dogma/doctrine has established itself as unreliable. If it were reliable, it would not be in contradiction with other religious positions.

Such is not the case. Absence of credibility is the issue for religious dogmas not the degree to which it shares something in common.

A common believe at one time was that the earth was flat and at the center of the universe.

A numerical count of those who accepted that view was not the measure of its credibility.

JAK

[_A Light in the Darkness]

However, the real issue is reliability. And religious dogma/doctrine has established itself as unreliable.

That's not the real issue here.

A numerical count of those who accepted that view was not the measure of its credibility.

Explain that to grayskull, not me. A numerical count of who has accepted a view is a measure of its normalcy. Grayskull, the atheist, decided to attack saints, "cult-indoctrinated" ones, by contrasting his normalcy against them being not normal. What's humorous about this is that he, being a atheist, is quite far out of the norm. So not only are his insults lame, as you aptly, albiet unintentionally, point out; they're also hypocritical.

[_Mr. Coffee]

I can play this game too. Since Christians (Mormons, Catholics, Pentacostals etc.) make up the worlds' largest religious category, then that means Mormons are common and therefore not abnormal.

And the Ref calls a technical foul for gross stupidity!

That's like saying that cars are good, the know on the radio is part of the car, therefore radio knobs are good.


Sparky, you need to just give up. Rati0onal debate isn't your thing.

[_A Light in the Darkness]

That's like saying that cars are good, the know on the radio is part of the car, therefore radio knobs are good.

You're right. It is. Now go read what you wrote, where you used "humanist" as your car and "atheist" as your radio knobs. Thinking doesn't appear to be your strongsuit.

[_Mr. Coffee]

You're right. It is. Now go read what you wrote, where you used "humanist" as your car and "atheist" as your radio knobs.

I did as part of a demonstration of how just absolutley f*cked up your line of reasoning was. Learn to read and understand context before your try to say someone else can't think, little boy.

Nice try at a strawman, jackass.

[_Pokatator]

GIMR

I think you are right. I keep reading and reading and the more I do the more I am convinced that we do have the The Wrong Headed Wench in the Darkness is posting over here.

Pokatator

[_beastie]

No, I don't believe Juliann would register my past thoughts to this extent. This is a poster who has obviously followed my posts. Juliann and I have certainly had a lot of exchanges, but I never had the impression she was really following what I was saying.

I'm still going with Ray, unless further inspiration hits. Remember, he writes for a "real life" conservative magazine, If I recall correctly, about religious issues, so he could easily control his writing style enough not to sound unhinged. And Ray has had an interest in atheism. I don't recall Juliann ever manifesting any interest.

I just looked at MAD, and Ray is still obsessing over "angry ex-mo's", although he's expanding the term to include "smooth talkers", like, say, me. This reaffirms my suspicion that ALITD is, indeed, Ray. He still has some sort of stake in his hand he wants to drive in our hearts. And after his last episode, it is reasonable to assume he would change his name were he to still post here, and alter his style.

[_Mister Scratch]

No, I don't believe Juliann would register my past thoughts to this extent. This is a poster who has obviously followed my posts. Juliann and I have certainly had a lot of exchanges, but I never had the impression she was really following what I was saying.

I'm still going with Ray, unless further inspiration hits. Remember, he writes for a "real life" conservative magazine, If I recall correctly, about religious issues, so he could easily control his writing style enough not to sound unhinged. And Ray has had an interest in atheism. I don't recall Juliann ever manifesting any interest.

I just looked at MAD, and Ray is still obsessing over "angry ex-mo's", although he's expanding the term to include "smooth talkers", like, say, me. This reaffirms my suspicion that ALITD is, indeed, Ray. He still has some sort of stake in his hand he wants to drive in our hearts. And after his last episode, it is reasonable to assume he would change his name were he to still post here, and alter his style.

I think you're right, Beastie. Of course, this means that Ray is an enormous, ugly hypocrite. He went on for pages, deriding us for using anonymity, and now, he is using it himself, trying very hard to avoid answering simple questions about his MAD handle, etc. It is amazing that he's able to live with himself.