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Author Topic:   Evidence for a Conspiracy of Scientists?
JonF
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Message 71 of 85 (204347)
05-02-2005 2:17 PM
Reply to: Message 70 by Limbo
05-02-2005 2:06 PM


Re: Time to actually support your assertions.
Go and do your own damn research, determine for yourself if what I say is true.
We have. What you say is not true.
I really feel your Christian love here ...

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JonF
Member (Idle past 189 days)
Posts: 6174
Joined: 06-23-2003


Message 78 of 85 (204359)
05-02-2005 3:15 PM
Reply to: Message 73 by Limbo
05-02-2005 2:35 PM


Re: Time to actually support your assertions.
Limbo writes:
We have. What you say is not true.
I really feel your Christian love here ...
Oh really? You all have? lol.
You are exhibiting ignorance. "We" often, maybe even usually, means "the writer and one or more others". That's the first definition at The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition and is included in the first definition in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Limbo writes:
Where is your evidence? Lets see it.
We don't have any ... and that's your problem.
It's impossible to prove that something does not exist. However, if (as we have) we look for evidence of that something and fail to find any we tentatively conclude that it does not exist. If someone wants to argue that the something does exist and provides evidence for the existence we reconsider. Ball's in your court, as it has been for some time.
Limbo writes:
And you really feel my Christian love eh? Do you feel my Christian anger too? Because its ok for good to be angry at evil, ya'know. Its called righteous anger. Its ok to be angry at closed-minded, rude, lying, hypocritical bigots.
I take umbrage at being called evil, closed-minded, rude, lying, hypocritocal, and a bigot merely because I don't agree with your unsupported claims. Remember when you signed up you agreed to the Forum Rules, which include:
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Respect for others is the rule here. Argue the position, not the person. The Britannica says, "Usually, in a well-conducted debate, speakers are either emotionally uncommitted or can preserve sufficient detachment to maintain a coolly academic approach."
While I'm looking at that page, these are also apropos:
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Debate in good faith by addressing rebuttals through the introduction of additional evidence or by enlarging upon the argument. Do not merely keep repeating the same points without further elaboration.
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Make your points by providing supporting evidence and/or argument. Avoid bare assertions. ...
Limbo writes:
Its funny how you non-Christians always want OTHER people to live up to moral codes (like Christianity) that you yourself don't observe.
Personally, I think that everyone should live up to an appropriate moral code, and Christianity is one (not the only) source of such codes. You have no idea of what my religious views are, what my moral code is, and whether or not I live up to that code. You assume that I am not Christian and don't observe a Christian moral code solely because I don't agree with you. But my views and actions aren't relevant; all I did was point out that you do not live up to the moral code you profess.

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