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- From: johnsd2@vccnw06.its.rpi.edu.its1 (Daniel Norman Johnson)
- Subject: Re: From inferrence to conclusion -
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- References: <C1K0zG.8Ex@darkside.osrhe.uoknor.edu>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 15:34:20 GMT
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- In article 8Ex@darkside.osrhe.uoknor.edu, bil@okcforum.osrhe.uoknor.edu (Bill Conner) writes:
- >
- > I posted some follow-ups to my other postings, but it seems that
- >the would-be Defenders of the Faith intend to exhaust themselves
- >protesting their own futility, so I moved over a notch. I was
- >surprised how quickly my postings received attention; it's like a
- >multitude of vultures were hovering, waiting for the unwary infidel to
- >trespass ...
-
- :D
-
- We do get a lot of practice. That's all.
-
- > Well here I am.
-
- Well give us some time! Really, such impatience.. :)
-
- > I was also suprised at the vehemence with which my
- >propositions were attacked.
-
- Well, you came right out and INSULTED us to our face without any
- visible cause. Did you expect we would ignore them?
-
- > I never even stated a position,
-
- Well, so far you have stated that you dont consider
- reason a valid tool for getting at truth and falsehood.
-
- That's quite a position if you ask me.
-
- > I merely
- >raised some questions,
-
- Name 3.
-
- > atheists it seems are just as aggressive and
- >abusive as any theist when they sense their position threatened.
-
- We are very aggressive when someone comes barging into alt.atheism
- and starts spewing garbage yeah. And some of us (me for one) are
- abusive when someone decides to insult us a bit on the way.
-
- What did you expect?
-
- > What
- >hypocrisy.
-
- Where?
-
- > Do you people ever read your own postings or do you content
- >yourselves praising your own cleverness (not to be confused with wit).
-
- I read them. You should not be surprised that you are being flamed;
- you flamed us.
-
- >Ok, fire at will ...
- >
-
-
- But of coure. :>
-
- ---
- - Dan Johnson
- And God said "Jeeze, this is dull"... and it *WAS* dull. Genesis 0:0
-
- These opinions have had all identifiying marks removed, and are untraceable.
- You'll never know whose they are.
-