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Hi RAZD, I like you, I'll be honest: I didn't read a bit of that colorful shit above this, besides the opening line before the quote.
I clicked the link to your message and skipped that and read the one you replied to from BD*,
Message 368, where he says:
quote:
I think you have your own cognitive dissonance. Its an easy charge to make isn't it?
*I also just read the last, like, 5 posts from BD.
And I agree that
that's an easy charge to make (the way its thrown around cheapens it). So, past that quote and on to the meat:
The reason, or a major reason imho, for both this resistance AND why there is a "creationist shortage" on this forum is because one of the ways to reduce dissonance is to retreat to a place of comfort where you are surrounded by people with the same confirmation bias and beliefs -- the creationist sites and forums that welcome them and give them a sense of belonging.
I don't think you're accurately portraying him at all. Judging from those posts of his, he doesn't seem lack the mental capability to resort to such menial tactics. I think he's just having a way with you's.