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LamarkNewAge
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Message 16 of 49 (814394)
07-09-2017 12:46 AM
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07-08-2017 10:48 PM


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Message 17 of 49 (814395)
07-09-2017 12:49 AM


Topic?
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Message 18 of 49 (814396)
07-09-2017 2:07 AM
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07-08-2017 8:50 PM


Re: Trump made calculated comments about Mexicans and it was deliberately sweeping.
She never had high ground.
Okay... I believe my comment said all "possible" moral high ground.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith
Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000

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Message 19 of 49 (814397)
07-09-2017 2:12 AM
Reply to: Message 14 by marc9000
07-08-2017 10:48 PM


Re: It's a good laugh
Today, the 14th amendment is being quote mined to attempt to grant illegal immigrants constitutional rights
If this is your best example, then you are just wing-nutting rather than making a point. A complete reading of Supreme Court case law on the 14th amendment easily settles the issue of who is quote mining, and who knows that they are talking about. Hint. The current interpretation of the 14th amendment was not invented by liberals.
But of course, you claim to have large numbers of examples. Rather than typing long screeds full of invective and short on examples, how about listing about three solid examples and then sticking around for some pro/con discussion.
Or continue to bluster, and pontificate about what you don't remember seeing on ABC news as is your normal mode of operation.
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Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith
Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000

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Message 20 of 49 (814399)
07-09-2017 6:00 AM
Reply to: Message 14 by marc9000
07-08-2017 10:48 PM


Re: It's a good laugh
Certainly you found some parts of it funnier than others, right? How about this line, from that link;
quote:
They have tried to make quote mining a pejorative term, but the neologism has yet to be recognized by major dictionaries.
That was a real knee-slapper, wasn't it?
It was marc, in fact it was that totally logic free statement uttered as if it were the death toll on the term that really set me howling ... with laughter. The dictionaries don't define every two word combination.
Probably the biggest quote mine in U.S. history happened about 70 years ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court took a quote mine from a Thomas Jefferson letter to a religious denomination that was intended to agree with them concerning the importance of religious liberty. The "separation of church and state" quote mine was used to change/lessen traditional Judeo Christian involvement in government. The phrase was taken completely out of the context it was intended for well over a hundred years earlier.
And yet the context of his quote supports the decision made. If you disagree then post the letter and show it. Then we can howl ... with laughter ... at your twisted interpretation.
You see quote mining doesn't mean just taking a quote from some text -- it means taking a quote out of context so that it looks like the opposite of what was said. That was not the case with Jefferson's letter.
I don't deny that some creationists sometimes do cross the line when quoting scientists, but if you want to try to convince people that many Democrats / atheists, whether they're militant atheist scientists or militant Trump haters, don't do the same and probably worse, you're not going to succeed.
Agreed -- all malicious use of quotes out of context are evil, they mislead and play false witness to the reality. It's just funny when the purported morally superior lot of purported christian types lie through their teeth with them.
I think you'd do well to drop it, but I hope you don't. Your side hasn't won an election in a while, you and the mainstream news media need to keep right on doing what you're doing to keep it that way.
The difference is that you don't know that you lost as well. The republicans only represent corporations, they only toss you bones to get elected and then don't come through with the goods promised. Such gullible suckers.
How's your healthcare? Really?
But then, if you believe in a young earth, then you already live in a fantasy world.
Enjoy
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Message 21 of 49 (814402)
07-09-2017 6:49 AM
Reply to: Message 19 by NoNukes
07-09-2017 2:12 AM


Re: It's a good laugh
NN writes:
marc writes:
Today, the 14th amendment is being quote mined to attempt to grant illegal immigrants constitutional rights
If this is your best example, then you are just wing-nutting rather than making a point. A complete reading of Supreme Court case law on the 14th amendment easily settles the issue of who is quote mining, and who knows that they are talking about. Hint. The current interpretation of the 14th amendment was not invented by liberals.
Actually, marc is simply lying yet again. Rather than an example of "quote mining" the use of the 14th Amendment to show that illegal immigrants within the jurisdiction of the US have the same Constitutional Rights outlined in that Amendment relies on the full context of the Amendment as well as the vast body of case law that has evolved over the issue since it was first written.
There is simply no culture of truth or honesty in today's Right-Wing Fascist movement.

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NoNukes
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Message 22 of 49 (814403)
07-09-2017 1:05 PM
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07-09-2017 6:49 AM


Re: It's a good laugh
There is simply no culture of truth or honesty in today's Right-Wing Fascist movement.
I'd like to think that conservatives can carry on an honest political discussion, but some folks do so only occasionally. In particular, 9K has a pattern of eel-like behavior that is particularly annoying. RAZD's thread is the perfect opportunity for anyone to put up quote-mining examples if you've got them. Marc9000 likely believes that there will be an overwhelming number of creationist examples posted here, so in predictable, Boulder-dash fashion, he shows up to pee in the cornflakes rather than to discuss.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith
Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000

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LamarkNewAge
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Message 23 of 49 (814404)
07-09-2017 1:29 PM


I haven't seen a creationist quote any scientific literature for years.
So I don't think quote mining is going on.
Creationism doesn't even rely on the literature. I am around creationist people all the time.
I attempted to show Faith a massive source of scientific research quotes ( Charles Ginenthal free PDF books on his site ) on pro catastrophe geological issues, but she refused. She still debates the flood issue, but never quotes scientific literature.
Quoting shouldn't be attacked, nobody is kept from responding.
Perhaps the problem is that the journals aren't available ( except at a great expense ) so the short quotes are difficult to respond to WHEN a quote is ever used in a debate to start with?

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Message 24 of 49 (814405)
07-09-2017 1:49 PM
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07-09-2017 6:00 AM


Re: It's a good laugh
It was marc, in fact it was that totally logic free statement uttered as if it were the death toll on the term that really set me howling ... with laughter. The dictionaries don't define every two word combination.
"Open compound words" are two words with a space between them, but when they are read together a new meaning is formed. Examples;
science fiction
school bus
runner up
check in
half mast
self respect
send off
living room
full moon
black eye
jump rope
You'll find all these at http://www.dictionary.com/. But you won't find "quote mine" there. So what was stated in my opening link was exactly right. Still laughing? I'm not, just saddened.
Since you NEVER concede points, I'll just stop there for today. And I'm not going to feed the rest of the trolls, all out of troll food today.

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NoNukes
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Message 25 of 49 (814407)
07-09-2017 2:00 PM
Reply to: Message 23 by LamarkNewAge
07-09-2017 1:29 PM


Re: I haven't seen a creationist quote any scientific literature for years.
So I don't think quote mining is going on.
This thread was started in response to CRR doing exactly that.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith
Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000

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Message 26 of 49 (814411)
07-09-2017 2:53 PM
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07-09-2017 1:49 PM


Re: It's a good laugh
marc writes:
But you won't find "quote mine" there.
You think that because a phrase is not in a dictionary it's some sort of victory for creationism? Are you really this desperate?

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Message 27 of 49 (814412)
07-09-2017 3:09 PM
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07-09-2017 2:53 PM


Re: It's a good laugh
You think that because a phrase is not in a dictionary it's some sort of victory for creationism? Are you really this desperate?
Uh, noooo. I proved that a statement from my link, that RAZD went into convulsive laughter about, is a true statement. Try to keep up. Are you really this unhinged?

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Message 28 of 49 (814413)
07-09-2017 3:18 PM
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07-09-2017 3:09 PM


Re: It's a good laugh
marc9000 writes:
I proved that a statement from my link, that RAZD went into convulsive laughter about, is a true statement.
The fact that the term "quote mining" is missing from one dictionary doesn't "prove" anything.

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Message 29 of 49 (814414)
07-09-2017 3:38 PM
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07-09-2017 3:09 PM


Re: It's a good laugh
marc writes:
Uh, noooo. I proved that a statement from my link, that RAZD went into convulsive laughter about, is a true statement.
What you actually did was quote something from a creationist web site that concluded with....
quote:
They have tried to make quote mining a pejorative term, but the neologism has yet to be recognized by major dictionaries.
Which is almost beyond ridicule. It's hard to know where to start.
Let's try again, do you really think it's some kind of victory for creationist that a phrase hasn't made it into a dictionary?

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Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
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Message 30 of 49 (814426)
07-09-2017 5:53 PM
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07-09-2017 1:49 PM


Re: It's a good laugh
Since you NEVER concede points, ...
Wrong. I have admitted errors and conceded many points in the past, some to Faith for example.
"Open compound words" are two words with a space between them, but when they are read together a new meaning is formed. Examples; ... You'll find all these at Dictionary.com | Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. But you won't find "quote mine" there.
And you will note that my response was:
... The dictionaries don't define every two word combination.
So funny. I bet they don't define "gullible fool" either.
... Still laughing? ...
Haven't you noticed that everyone (that replied) is laughing at you on this?
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