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I have been missing Shirina of course. I lok for her posts constantly and wonder whether she's ok. But anyone noticed an absence of Corporate Cowboy and Julian? I'd like to think that they have watched a lot of posting and seen who has both the best argument and the best character. Generally the Ilk of christian apologist (by no means all of them, some are really pretty good) we get here are not too brilliant either in their arguments or in their personality. They can be extraordinarily aggressive and judgemental. I'd like to think that CC and Julian came to see that,
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Originally Posted by Grandstander
We plow and re-plow the same old ground an awful lot in this particular forum, it may just be a matter of intellectual fatigue.
It's summer. Maybe they're out and about, having fun, getting exercise, readying for their next volley of posts.
*First, last week I was eating lunch at a Subway. Not my usual choice, but it was convenient. Anyway, I at inside and happened to overhear a conversation between two men discussing the global flood. One was explaining to the other how it was caused by a planet passing near Earth, and the gravitational influence exerted a strong (a fantastically strong) tide - the passing planet must've been large and must've passed fairly close. The other was in rapt agreement. Of course, this 'explanation' required virtually no familiarity with the concept physics, as the list of problems with such a phenomenon is considerable.
It was fascinating, in the same way I suppose that a train wreck is fascinating. It was a logical train wreck. And it's not the sort of thing one hears in the part of the country where I live.
*Second, today I was walking in an arboretum and an informational plaque along with the way included a little commentary (due to some local history) on the Reformed Druids of America. I suppose that implies that there are orthodox, or perhaps fundamentalist, druids somewhere? Weird. When I got home, I did a little googling, and it turns out that Reformed Druidism is organized (as much as they have any organization, which appears to be relatively little - the 'religion' seems to be practiced at least part in jest by many of its members) into groves. Because, of course.
I can't say that I find druidism any less baseless than the Abrahamic religions that predominate in the Western world, though it's surely more harmless. I do think that the diffusion of people looking for something/anything into such salad-bar type religions is probably a benefits, as it dilutes religious influence in society.
*First, last week I was eating lunch at a Subway. Not my usual choice, but it was convenient. Anyway, I at inside and happened to overhear a conversation between two men discussing the global flood. One was explaining to the other how it was caused by a planet passing near Earth, and the gravitational influence exerted a strong (a fantastically strong) tide - the passing planet must've been large and must've passed fairly close. The other was in rapt agreement. Of course, this 'explanation' required virtually no familiarity with the concept physics, as the list of problems with such a phenomenon is considerable.
It was fascinating, in the same way I suppose that a train wreck is fascinating. It was a logical train wreck. And it's not the sort of thing one hears in the part of the country where I live.
Yes, we were plagued by passing planets back in biblical times.
Hilarious.
I'll be honest though, the first thought that crossed my mind was, at least they have grasped the concept of how tides work, so at least it's a start. LOL.
It's summer, so we are in re-runs. Let's see, what's a fun topic we can rehash? Want to make some more fun of that Kentucky Creationist Museum?
Get em while they're young....
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