Incredibly. Calypsis insists that k, which was explicitly based on a rate of the moon's recession, is a constant, yet his entire point was that rate was changing. A constant that changes? The mind boggles -- OK, only the mind that tries to make sense of things, as opposed to the creationist mind.
It is tempting to say that Calypsis has been the typical creationist, but that would not be entirely true. Rather, in all the threads that he has participated in (all of which, if I am not mistaken, he had himself started), Calypsis has been the
archetypical creationist. Presenting bare assertions devoid of any actual evidence. Ignoring all actual evidence present to him. When presented with sincere questions and requests for clarification, he would either completely ignore them, go incredibly "stupid" and respond as if he had absolutely no comprehension at all of the simplest English sentences (eg, being completely unable to understand a direct request
from another creationist for the exact point in a video clip where a particular claim was being made -- and that is despite the same request having been made repeatedly by other participants as well, including an admin), or flood the thread with extraneous crap (what a local creationist calls "rabbit trails", which are intended to distract the opponent from from the actual trail, and which he admonished his followers to not fall for but which he himself would employ all the time). If one were inclined towards conspiracy theories, an anti-religion atheist could not have devised a better persona to thoroughly discredit Christianity than Calypsis4.
Has anyone wondered about his name? Calypsis (
Calypsis - Wikipedia):
quote:
Calypsis ( --- kalupsis or kalypsis.) is the act of covering, concealing, hiding, or veiling. In kinesics, the science of body language, calypsis is the act of covering or concealing certain parts of one's own body. Calypsis is a type of closed, negative or defensive body language used to express disapproval, discomfort or fear in certain situations. The term usually refers to the act of covering or concealing one’s face, or sexually attractive parts (including certain sexually attractive clothing), especially in the presence of someone who is a sexual turn-off (extremely anerotic), or someone who is uncomfortable to be around. The term calypsis was derived from the Greek ---kalupto or kalypto, meaning to cover, to veil, to hide, or to conceal. Calypsis is a type of closed or negative body language often expressing extremely anerotic feelings, sexual abhorrence, scorn and contempt toward someone viewed as a sexual turn-off in terms of physical appearance, in terms of personality and social behavior, or both. The term calypsis can also refer to a bride placing a veil over her face during her wedding while preparing to marry her groom, or to a criminal concealing his/her face with a ski mask while perpetrating a burglary, robbery, or sniper attack. Calypses (plural of calypsis) are done in many different ways by various people in various situations for various reasons (including for defensive purposes), and are often done subconsciously like most other forms of body language.
OK, I will deem it obvious that the sexual meanings were not intended. But that does still leave the question: Calypsis4, just what the
hell are you hiding?
Calypsis4, if you would like to explain your name, then
there's a thread for that. I could try to seek it out for you, but then you would just ignore it anyway, right?
Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Added link in final paragraph. "They call me the seeker...till the day I die".
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