The FMF school for scoundrels

1. assume absolutely everything and when your opponent protests that you have based your argument on an assumption, introduce accusations of sneering
2. attribute non existent values to your adversary and proceed to create an argument around those fictional values
3. feign interest with questions which lend themselves to obfuscation
4. recruit similar minded flunkies to do your bidding
5. in the face of overwhelming empirical evidence, divert the argument to some other thread
6. feign civility and manners, taking the moral high ground when its expedient to do so
7. appeal to popular opinion and other users known to have similar views
8. sensationalize everything, level mountains and raise molehills to huge edifices.
9. strain out every gnat and gulp down every camel
10. If all of the above fail, simply make something up.

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a short video presentation can be found at the following,

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=SJbi2fKa5Sg&feature=endscreen

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
1. assume absolutely everything and when your opponent protests that you have based your argument on an assumption, introduce accusations of sneering
2. attribute non existent values to your adversary and proceed to create an argument around those fictional values
3. feign interest with questions which lend themselves to obfuscation
4. recruit si ...[text shortened]... ry gnat and gulp down every camel
10. If all of the above fail, simply make something up.

😵

if your a theist go straight to 10.

Originally posted by stellspalfie
if your a theist go straight to 10.

actually i don't think many theists have made up their own religions, that role is
reserved for the atheists among us.😵

FYI, robbie's wheels fell off on this Thread 150191 an hour or so ago, and he is therefore perhaps feeling a wee bit indignant.

Originally posted by FMF
FYI, robbie's wheels fell off on this Thread 150191 an hour or so ago, and he is therefore perhaps feeling a wee bit indignant.

No, robbie's wheels fell off WAY before that...

In fact I am not sure he ever had his wheels on in the first place.

Originally posted by stellspalfie
if your a theist go straight to 10.

Actually the entire list seems to pretty accurately describe robbies entire modus operandi.

Originally posted by googlefudge
Actually the entire list seems to pretty accurately describe robbies entire modus operandi.

Perhaps he has just laid out 10 of his own petards next to his computer keyboard. 😵

Originally posted by googlefudge
Actually the entire list seems to pretty accurately describe robbies entire modus operandi.

Yeah, I was reading each item on that list and thinking to myself "this applies to you Robbie more than anyone else!", but then I remembered his usual "debating" form and declined to post a response

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
...school for scoundrels...

You lied about either reading the PM or about it's content = LIAR

Galveston accuses FMF of unethical behavior by forwarding the PM, but then sends you the content of the PM by some yet to be determined media = HYPOCRITE

Scoundrels indeed...

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
1. assume absolutely everything and when your opponent protests that you have based your argument on an assumption, introduce accusations of sneering
2. attribute non existent values to your adversary and proceed to create an argument around those fictional values
3. feign interest with questions which lend themselves to obfuscation
4. recruit si ...[text shortened]... tube.com/watch?v=_AqS8ks9op8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=SJbi2fKa5Sg&feature=endscreen

how are bashing threads in any way related to spirituality?

Originally posted by Zahlanzi
how are bashing threads in any way related to spirituality?

one has a moral imperative to expose skullduggery in all its forms!😛

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
one has a moral imperative to expose skullduggery in all its forms!😛

Yes... But you practice skulduggery in all it's forms...

FMF doesn't.