Posted on 12/30/2009 1:32:39 PM PST by Colofornian
Very good, Grasshopper.
Expect the unexpected.
sorry forgot the /sarc tag
I am impressed. You read the Koran in Arabic? Or the Bhagavata in Sanskrit. The Tanakh in Hebrew? The Buddhavacana in Pali? That is really amazing :) Or were you just pulling my leg?
Familiarity with the stories does not equal a detailed or scholarly knowledge. That applies to believers as well as non. A knowledge of a religion goes far, far beyond a reading of the “standard works”.
Yes, but a familiarity with the teachings does go a long ways towards understanding the religion. Have you found that most of your comrades truly understand their beliefs?
And reading does not equal comprehension.
I couldn't agree more : )
A book knowledge is entirely different from a faith. Christians usually refer to it as a “head” knowledge vs. “heart” knowledge.
And your point is that faith trumps actual knowledge? The reality is the other way around : )
I will agree that blind faith often has the power to get people to do stupid and crazy stuff, the Moslem suicide bombers for example.
I will accept your lack of denial as an admission.
“Mormons are definitely on the move — I’ve had no less than 5 calls per day (excepting Sunday, of course) since 12/26 from “Mitt Romney for President” campaign.”
I find it interesting how those of us who dislike Romney are accused of not liking him because he is Mormon.
But then a person realizes that most of his support and organization is from Mormons; and they support him precisely because he is Mormon. And his liberal views are excused away.
So you read the "Black Swan' too? There is hope for you yet : )
Your own advice is good advice, there is no need to treat this one seriously by any means.
Yep Reaganaut will need to savor that for a long time : )
Where have you been Godzilla? It has been a long time since I last smacked you down : )
Another one bites the dust : ) All these fundamentalists without the courage of their convictions.
I am impressed. You read the Koran in Arabic? Or the Bhagavata in Sanskrit. The Tanakh in Hebrew? The Buddhavacana in Pali? That is really amazing :) Or were you just pulling my leg?
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Not pulling your leg. Arabic, Sanskrit and Hebrew, (not Pali) as well as Greek, Egyptian (demotic and hieroglyphs), Latin, Gaelic, and several modern European languages. It’s a gift made easier by a Graduate degree in Linguistics.
A lack of response does not indicate an inability to respond. Thread hijacking is not taken well here on the RF.
Vague accusations does not a debate make.
Are you willing to defend your beliefs or do you want to run away?
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You have given me nothing to defend. I don’t run away, I just don’t feed trolls.
I've been right here wondering when you'd stagger in again.
You made an accusation about me that you refuse to back up with sources or links.
The argument that I refuse to answer your question as being admission of guilt is intellectually dishonest and I will not accept it.
Back up your contention or admit that it’s a lie and what you’re up to.
RM, for the record, I haven’t pinged lg in months. Out of the blue, he comes along and makes an accusation about me that he treats as fact because of some bizarre *reasoning* (for lack of a better term) on his part. I don’t know what provoked this incident, but it was completely unwarranted.
If he’s going to make statements like this, he either needs to support them or acknowledge them as slander.
Reaganaut and Elsie were courtesy pinged to this comment because they were the ones he posted the comment to and he was making accusations about them as well.
I will not play your game.
Try someone else.
From LG’s profile page:
Libertarian who thinks what we need is more Honor and Accountability
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Anyone else find the humor in that statement?
Irony ping to #119
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