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September 4th 2009, 07:50 PM
SkeleTony
Re: "Wall of Text"
The 'Wall of Text' occurs when someone posts a VERY long, meandering piece without fixed point or reference. I have NEVER done this. You might as well be accusing me of posting nude porn stars here. Just because you do not understand something written does not make it a 'wall of text'. Just ask about anything you are not sure about and I will happily explain it.
Schnapper:
I have already been using the italics function when quoting here since my second post. I know html I just was not sure(in my first post) which html tags(if any) the board would allow.
As for this:
"I think saying you're a atheist or a theist is like saying you're a bird or a fish - ultimately you may be one or the other, but you may also be a sparrow, falcon, ostrich, herring, shark, bass or a sperm waiting to happen."
What is your point? I am many things besides being an atheist and atheism is FAR from being that important(my being a reader, gamer, a comic book collector, a Liberal etc. are more important.). The only time my atheism becomes important is when people are posting ignorant attacks or misapprehensions of me or atheism from a theistic viewpoint.
And this:
"I, though brought up as a Seventh Day Advemtist find it impossible to believe the Judeo-Xtian God can both give man freedom of choice and maintain omniscience."
It's not just that he grant GRANT free will to people...he cannot even HAVE free will himself. If he is omniscient then he is like a robot in that he cannot do anything to contradict what omniscience tells him.
One of those logical things that proves him to be an imaginary thing(not ALL gods...just the ones who are defined as having these two traits.).
"As you also said, every being deserves to worship whatsoever they please."
I never said any such thing. What I said was that No being worthy of worship would want to be worshiped.
And just to let all of you know, I am not some yahoo looking for a religious debate to get into or start and deciding on the DinkNetwork forums as the place to do it. I have been coming here(and playing Dink) for years. I may have made one or two posts before(years ago) asking about something Dink-related but I will remind you that this 'religious thread' was started by someone else and I only chimed in to correct a few things I happen to know a lot about.
The 'Wall of Text' occurs when someone posts a VERY long, meandering piece without fixed point or reference. I have NEVER done this. You might as well be accusing me of posting nude porn stars here. Just because you do not understand something written does not make it a 'wall of text'. Just ask about anything you are not sure about and I will happily explain it.
Schnapper:
I have already been using the italics function when quoting here since my second post. I know html I just was not sure(in my first post) which html tags(if any) the board would allow.
As for this:
"I think saying you're a atheist or a theist is like saying you're a bird or a fish - ultimately you may be one or the other, but you may also be a sparrow, falcon, ostrich, herring, shark, bass or a sperm waiting to happen."
What is your point? I am many things besides being an atheist and atheism is FAR from being that important(my being a reader, gamer, a comic book collector, a Liberal etc. are more important.). The only time my atheism becomes important is when people are posting ignorant attacks or misapprehensions of me or atheism from a theistic viewpoint.
And this:
"I, though brought up as a Seventh Day Advemtist find it impossible to believe the Judeo-Xtian God can both give man freedom of choice and maintain omniscience."
It's not just that he grant GRANT free will to people...he cannot even HAVE free will himself. If he is omniscient then he is like a robot in that he cannot do anything to contradict what omniscience tells him.
One of those logical things that proves him to be an imaginary thing(not ALL gods...just the ones who are defined as having these two traits.).
"As you also said, every being deserves to worship whatsoever they please."
I never said any such thing. What I said was that No being worthy of worship would want to be worshiped.
And just to let all of you know, I am not some yahoo looking for a religious debate to get into or start and deciding on the DinkNetwork forums as the place to do it. I have been coming here(and playing Dink) for years. I may have made one or two posts before(years ago) asking about something Dink-related but I will remind you that this 'religious thread' was started by someone else and I only chimed in to correct a few things I happen to know a lot about.
