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ringo

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Message 222 of 301 (436910)
11-28-2007 12:18 AM

Reply to: Message 217 by GDR
11-27-2007 9:19 PM

GDR writes:

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We're not talking about the general population.

If you would take the time to read the thread you would see that it was.

I did read the thread. In Message 193, Taz wrote:

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I could have sworn you're an IDist.

There follows a discussion about the equivalence of creationisn and IDism, in which nobody but you has been talking about your wishy-washy definitions.

Nobody has been co-opting terms but you. You've been attempting to make "creationist" and "design" completely meaningless.

“Faith moves mountains, but only knowledge moves them to the right place” -- Joseph Goebbels

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ringo

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Message 225 of 301 (436921)
11-28-2007 2:20 AM

Reply to: Message 224 by GDR
11-28-2007 1:13 AM

GDR writes:

That wasn't the post I was replying to.

I know it wasn't. I was going back to the origin of the conversation.

... my point is that most of the people I've met don't have the same understanding of what these terms mean as do the posters on this forum.

And my point is that you're the only one with that point of view. If you expect to communicate with people on this forum, you can't tell them that they're "co-opting" the terminology.

I don't know what you think you're accomplishing by repeating Taz's quote. He asked you to clarify your point of view. I've never disputed what was being asked. I'm just saying that everybody but you seems to be on the same page with respect to terminology.

“Faith moves mountains, but only knowledge moves them to the right place” -- Joseph Goebbels

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ringo

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Message 255 of 301 (437230)
11-29-2007 11:06 AM

Reply to: Message 253 by Cold Foreign Object
11-28-2007 11:52 PM

Re: A Smidgen Off Topic - But Curious

Ray writes:

I agonize daily over the fear of being scooped ....

I should think that would be the least of your concerns. Isn't getting "the truth" out there more important than getting personal credit for it?

“Faith moves mountains, but only knowledge moves them to the right place” -- Joseph Goebbels

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