Oh, did I think you were being sincere, when you were just being guilty and defensive? I'm sorry; I guess that is kind of pathetic. Fooled me once, shame on me.
Dan
The verbal judo is a cute rhetorical trick, and effective on those who don't recognise it. It's wasted on me. It's also usually a sign of someone trying to defend an indefensible position. I'm not sure what your original post (#14) looks like
to you, but to me, and to others it looks like the Pharisee's "prayer" in Luke 18:11. It does nothing good for your credibility or the credibility of the Gospel you're trying to preach. Your inability (or refusal) to look in the mirror does even worse for your credibility.
AB