I don't know about that.....I've seen a lot of backpeddling in other forums. Even here sometimes.
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Atheist Sees Image of Big Bang in Piece of Toast
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I don't know about that.....I've seen a lot of backpeddling in other forums. Even here sometimes.
Worldtraveller
Active member
Edders, if you're going to claim all kinds of accolades because the discoverer of something was Catholic, then you have to take the bad with the good, but we've already seen your hypocrisy in whining about how people pointing out the bad things associated with religion in general, and Catholicism in particular makes us 'haters'.
Italian scientist reproduces Shroud of Turin
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian scientist says he has reproduced the Shroud of Turin, a feat that he says proves definitively that the linen some Christians revere as Jesus Christ's burial cloth is a medieval fake.
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian scientist says he has reproduced the Shroud of Turin, a feat that he says proves definitively that the linen some Christians revere as Jesus Christ's burial cloth is a medieval fake.
The dark ages were only dark in Europe. In lots of other places, there was actually quite a bit of enlightenment. The leading "light" of the time was the muslim world of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and Southern Spain.
The dark ages weren't caused by religion.
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Cant we keep these threads clean from billboard type advertising for some folks? I hate to have to say it again, but cut and paste is not what these threads should be used for... it dilutes discussion and derails interaction. If people want to spread links, start a "Ahiest link" thread and keep the discussion boards clean of the "ads" .
I don't care what a janitor, that thought up a funny athiest comic, has to say, so why post his work? He is not here to ask a question, discuss his opinion, or defend his position...
Speak for yourself, use your own words and ideas... stop cutting and pasting these threads with propaganda...
What a joke, it is like a friggin contest to see how many links, comics, and articles can be posted without contributing your own opinion.
I don't care what a janitor, that thought up a funny athiest comic, has to say, so why post his work? He is not here to ask a question, discuss his opinion, or defend his position...
Speak for yourself, use your own words and ideas... stop cutting and pasting these threads with propaganda...
What a joke, it is like a friggin contest to see how many links, comics, and articles can be posted without contributing your own opinion.
Scissorman
Member
Don't feel bad, it's all he knows how to do. If you are lucky enough to get into an actual debate with him...you'll soon be added to his "ignore bin". (I was put in it about a year ago
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Don't feel bad, it's all he knows how to do. If you are lucky enough to get into an actual debate with him...you'll soon be added to his "ignore bin". (I was put in it about a year ago
I have debated with Vlad on several occasions, and I always find his posts interesting and most times very well thought out... I have also stated it several times in the past, the links, articles, and comics that he posts do not help his position. he is intelligent and well spoken, no need for the cut and paste saturation... He can speak perfectly well on his own behalf, and needs no one elses work to speak his mind for him. I just wish he'd see that I (and perhaps others) value HIS words and thoughts far more than some cartoonist or website that thinks the same way as he does.
Bottom line, if I can't discuss the post with its author, it is all but useless in a discussion thread.
I have great amounts of respect for Vlad and his opinions even if they are a bit more closed minded than my own. The propaganda billboard ads are just a waste of space that could be used for forum members ideas and reactions rather than advertising some persons opinions that we will never interact with.
Edders
Well-known member
Don't feel bad, it's all he knows how to do. If you are lucky enough to get into an actual debate with him...you'll soon be added to his "ignore bin". (I was put in it about a year ago
You too? I'm in good company! If his ignore bin is filled with so many people, you gotta wonder; is the problem all of us, or just him? We should start a group - "People who Vlad Ignored", I'm sure they're good people
Oh yeah, kudos to the idea of not cutting and pasting, although I am guilty of posting a cartoon every now and then. (Did anyone check out my Scarface-Jesus Cartoon?)
Edders
Well-known member
The above picture is what passes for intelligence these days? Someone tell Vlad that Western Civilization was founded on the morals and principles of the Christian faith (just take a look at the year, it's 2009 years after Jesus' death!) Vlad shared the same dream as Josef Stalin and Mao Zedong (and he's just as nice as them, too)
Uh, ya think?
He's so closed-minded, an idea's got to pick the lock to get inside that big head! Please tell me he has no kids.
"Who is more ignorant? The man who cannot define lightning, or the man who does not respect its awesome power? Show me proof there is a God you say. I say use your telescopes to look to the heavens, and tell me how there could not be a God! You ask what does God look like. I say, where did that question come from? The answers are one and the same. Do you not see God in your science? How can you miss Him? You proclaim that even the slightest change in the force of gravity or the weight of an atom would have rendered our universe a lifeless mist rather than our magnificent sea of heavenly bodies, and yet you fail to see God's hand in THIS? Is it really so much easier to believe that we simply chose the right card from a deck of billions? Have we become so spiritually bankrupt that we would rather believe in mathematical possibility than in a power greater than us?"
- Camerlengo, Angels and Demons
I'm sure there's lots of points to pick at, but whatever.
- Camerlengo, Angels and Demons
I'm sure there's lots of points to pick at, but whatever.
The above picture is what passes for intelligence these days? Someone tell Vlad that Western Civilization was founded on the morals and principles of the Christian faith (just take a look at the year, it's 2009 years after Jesus' death!) Vlad shared the same dream as Josef Stalin and Mao Zedong (and he's just as nice as them, too)
Uh, ya think?
Edders, I doubt that Vlad created that pic that he posted.... another fine example of someone elses words and ideas being used to prove a point on his behalf... My point is, Vlad is intelligent.... Some of the links, pics, and comments are far from it.
Respect is a 2 way door.... Don't fall victim to the same errors as your enemies.
Edders
Well-known member
I respect everyone who respects me. The very first reply from him to me (in another notorious thread) was very condescending to me. I chose to reply back with an even BETTER insult, then he cried and put me on his ignore list!
I've noticed that everytime he replies to someone's comment he doesn't agree with, he jumps all over them in a very smarty-pants way. In my book, that's a b!t*# move.
Sorry for straying off topic, and to put us back:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/oct/07/catholic-church-condoms-africa
The article basically says that the countries in Africa that have preached abstinence and faithfulness (ie, areas mostly influenced by the Catholic teachings against the use condoms as an excuse for a promiscuous lifestyle) have seen a drop in AIDS cases when compared to the other African countries that have promoted condom use. These countries are also lower than the other in terms of the percentage of the population that have AIDS.
I told you condoms were bad
Vlad just missed another chance to enlighten himself
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?
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You can never explain the unknown by the unknowable. It doesn't take a genius to realize the simple and undeniable logic behind that statement.
BTW, I post links and paste paragraphs because I want to share them with thinking people. I post cartoons because they are funny and satirical. I reply to posts and opinions that deserve my time and effort and/or fit my mood at the particular moment. No one can claim the right to my opinion, response or even my time to read their posts - those rights have to be earned. Bottom line, if you don't like my posts feel free to ignore me. It's your board/thread as much as mine.
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