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Originally posted by lemon limeBut it is not me who's calling my contributions to these debates and discussions "attacks". It is Christians like yourself and Suzianne who characterize the contributions of people who have different beliefs as you as being "attacks". This is why I have been suggesting that your perception of dissent and disagreement is rooted in paranoia and insecurity. When you say "... you think your words have the force of an attack... an attack able to disable and disorient, and cause Christians to doubt what they believe..." on a message board that has Christians as well as non-Christians, you sound flustered and paranoid. It is you who has introduced the words "attack", "disable", "intimidate", "control" and disorient", not me.
But I think the word 'attack' is probably too strong a word to be using here, because it suggests you think your words have the force of an attack... an attack able to disable and disorient, and cause Christians to doubt what they believe. In other words, you're giving yourselves too much credit for what you call 'attacks' on Christians.
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But it is not me who's calling my contributions to these debates and discussions "attacks". It is Christians like yourself and Suzianne who characterize the contributions of people who have different beliefs as you as being "attacks". This is why I have been suggesting that your perception of dissent and disagreement is rooted in paranoia and insecurity. When yo ...[text shortened]... ho has introduced the words "attack", "disable", "intimidate", "control" and disorient", not me.
Originally posted by FMF to lemon limeHere's more utterly flustered and paranoid stuff from you on recent pages:
When you say "... you think your words have the force of an attack... an attack able to disable and disorient, and cause Christians to doubt what they believe..." on a message board that has Christians as well as non-Christians, you sound flustered and paranoid.
This was on page 50:
"If God ever revealed himself to you in some way that left absolutely no doubt in your mind, would you want to share this news with people who are more than happy to mock you and tear your story to pieces? Imagine facing yourself in a mirror and enduring your own mockery and haughty attitude coming from that image... it's not as easy as you might think to step down from some lofty perch and willingly suffer through your own similar brand of previous abuse. You would probably want to keep any evidence of God to yourself."
When moonbus said: "If Jesus taught anything, it was to endure mockery with humility. There is precious little of that here," your reply was:
Actually, what he said was that we should rejoice... because the more abuse we endure in his name the greater will be our reward. Nice try, but this isn't my first rodeo. I'm sure many of you would prefer we simply take it on the chin (with humility) and would like for us to respond with nary a hint of disrespect towards you or any of the other little kings and princes here. If you literally slapped me in the face, I would probably react by (literally) slapping you back so hard you'd fall down on your pompous a$$.
On page 46 you blurted out about how Christians nowadays are "reviled and hated" but then stonewalled any and all questions about this.
Sheer paranoid nonsense.
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Originally posted by FMFYou bluster, and dive bluffs.
Here's more utterly flustered and paranoid stuff from you on recent pages:
This was on page 50:
[b]"If God ever revealed himself to you in some way that left absolutely no doubt in your mind, would you want to share this news with people who are more than happy to mock you and tear your story to pieces? Imagine facing yourself in a mirror and enduring your ...[text shortened]... ed and hated" but then stonewalled any and all questions about this.
Sheer paranoid nonsense.
Bluff and Bluster
divageester has top billing because he's the straight man. If you don't believe me then look at who has top billing in other comedy teams like Burns and Allen, or Abbott and Costello, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. and so forth and so on and on and on and...
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Originally posted by lemon limeLike I said once before, the fact you are so evasive and defensive about your Christian faith says much more than the actual style and content of your deflections.
You bluster, and dive bluffs.
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divageester has top billing because he's the straight man. If you don't believe me then look at who has top billing in other comedy teams like Burns and Allen, or Abbott and Costello, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. et ...[text shortened]... nd on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and...[/b]
Originally posted by FMFThe soul is never born and never dies..............because it is eternal.
The question is: you believe that the souls of those animals are simply reborn after they are slaughtered and eaten, right?
It is the body that is born and dies.
When the soul leaves the body of any particular animal, it continues on being incarnated into its next birth which is determined by its karma.
The soul will eventually return to the human incarnation and may be born black or white / rich or poor / male or female / Russian or American (it all depends of the karma)
Originally posted by FMFI wasn't finished.
Like I said once before, the fact you are so evasive and defensive about your Christian faith says much more than the actual style and content of your deflections.
... Rowan and Martin, Martin and Lewis, Laurel and Hardy, et cetera et cetera and so forth and so on ad nauseam.
Okay, those are enough examples of what I was talking about.
But enough about you, what would you like to talk about? You brought up something about Suzi on the previous page. Are you waiting for me to comment on your comment about Suzi... that you made on the previous page?
Originally posted by lemon limeI was demonstrating the degree to which paranoia creates a feeling of being "persecuted" on this forum. If you have a comment, that's fine ~ it's a debate and discussion forum after all. If you don't have a comment, that's fine too. If you want to post deflections and claim you are 'sticking-it-to' people, that's your prerogative also.
But enough about you, what would you like to talk about? You brought up something about Suzi on the previous page. Are you waiting for me to comment on your comment about Suzi... that you made on the previous page?
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Originally posted by FMFAll right, if you don't want me to comment on your comment about Suzi that's okay. I wasn't going to do it anyway. How about robbie? Try getting me to comment on him again, I might actually do it this time... you'll never know until you try.
I was demonstrating the degree to which paranoia creates a feeling of being "persecuted" on this forum. If you have a comment, that's fine ~ it's a debate and discussion forum after all. If you don't have a comment, that's fine too. If you want to post deflections and claim you are 'sticking-it-to' people, that's your prerogative also.
Originally posted by lemon limeWe're on page 59 of the thread. You can start contributing whenever you want. 😉
All right, if you don't want me to comment on your comment about Suzi that's okay. I wasn't going to do it anyway. How about robbie? Try getting me to comment on him again, I might actually do it this time... you'll never know until you try.
Originally posted by FMFAnd you can stop blathering on and on whenever you want. You've been milking a dry cow for several pages now, so whenever you're ready to drop the act and contribute something worth responding to...
We're on page 59 of the thread. You can start contributing whenever you want. 😉
Edit: Actually... you've only treated us to 4 pages of mind numbing crap this time, so it hasn't been all that bad.
Originally posted by lemon limeFor someone purportedly waiting for "something worth responding to", you have done an awful lot of "responding" of dubious worth. However, I think the way you've been responding has maybe served its purposes ~ both yours and mine. What yours is, is for you to say. What I am interested in is your evasive and defensive posting style because it rather confirms my theory about how much difficulty Christians like yourself have coping with people who make observations, ask questions, and believe things that you dislike or find inconvenient. .
And you can stop blathering on and on whenever you want. You've been milking a dry cow for several pages now, so whenever you're ready to drop the act and contribute something worth responding to...