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PaulK
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Message 70 of 107 (650243)
01-29-2012 9:44 AM
Reply to: Message 68 by Buzsaw
01-29-2012 9:10 AM


Re: Debating Skeptics
Meldinoor was a Christian who became an agnostic during his time at EvC Message 1 I think that the "cheer" is just a conversion of a rating given under the previous system, not a sign that Meldinoor has been around lately.
Personally I'd like to see more on your "ideological differences" and why you think that it is the skeptics who are being unreasonable.
For instance you have made it clear that you feel that any interpretation of a prophecy that results in the prophecy being considered a failure, is automatically wrong. I suppose that it qualifies as an ideological difference but it's hardly the skeptics being unreasonable there. If the best interpretation of the prophecy - by other, neutral, measures - indicates that it failed then the skeptic position is clearly reasonable, and they would be unreasonable to agree with you !

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PaulK
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Message 80 of 107 (650311)
01-30-2012 1:45 AM
Reply to: Message 79 by Buzsaw
01-29-2012 11:23 PM


Re: Meldinoor, Reconsidering?
quote:
The significant thing is that he essentially declared my OP irrefutable, knowing that he would not prevail in the debate.
He certainly didn't say anything of the sort in the debate thread.
He only post there said:
Sorry about the delay folks. I'm currently in bed with strep throat and a fever, and will postpone my reply until I'm feeling a little better. It's not easy to produce well thought-out posts when you're choking on your own tonsils.
Message 5
Nothing there about your post being irrefutable.
And of course, it isn't true that your post is irrefutable. You don't even do much to lay out a case. I'm certain that I could soundly defeat you, yet again.

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PaulK
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Message 91 of 107 (650355)
01-30-2012 2:06 PM
Reply to: Message 88 by Buzsaw
01-30-2012 1:46 PM


Buzsaw misrepresents the Bible, as usual.
quote:
For example, in Ezekiel 35, the prophet predicted that the occupants of the land of Edom would claim two nations, i.e. both Israel and Edom as their own lands. The Palestinians who are clamoring for the demise of Israel and who now occupy part of ancient Israel's land now occupy ancient Edom
There are some serious falsehoods there.
Ezekiel 35 is addressed to the Edomite's of Ezekiel's time. And they are long gone, vanished from history (probably merged into the Jewish population).
The Edomites were to be punished because they HAD coveted the two kingdoms (Israel and Judah). That's no prediction.
The main Palestinian regions are the West Bank (in ancient times part of Israel and Judah) and the Gaza strip (formerly Philisitia as anyone familiar with the Bible should know !). Neither of these are part of ancient Edom.

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PaulK
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Message 100 of 107 (650419)
01-31-2012 1:20 AM
Reply to: Message 98 by Buzsaw
01-30-2012 8:14 PM


Ignorance is annoying
Buz, can you please stop using the term "straw-man" as an excuse to dismiss any point you dislike ? If you can't be bothered to learn what a term means just stop using it.

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