I agree, and again there is making a point and just thinly veiling personal attacks. But, it seems lately more and more people are just posting only to trash on folks. That old adage about, "If you have nothing good to say... Don't say it..."
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I agree, and again there is making a point and just thinly veiling personal attacks. But, it seems lately more and more people are just posting only to trash on folks. That old adage about, "If you have nothing good to say... Don't say it..."
One should just be prepared to be called dishonest, stupid, deluded, abominable & a tool of this or that agenda.
(Fortunately, such brickbats are wielded by the least capable. This affords opportunity for sport.)
Kueid
Avant-garde
What's the problem in following a dogma?
Seems that you consider faith arguments as invalids. If someone believed that they are valid and engaged in an attempt to show you that, would you think they are "bashing" and just because you think different?
Be good and try to save your brother from the claws of evil. That's just another explanation you know you can keep what you already concluded if you want.
Said the "Ignorant Atheist Capitalist Engineer Libertarian" to the "Lazy Cop-out Nebulous Mystic Heretic Troll."
I wear such labels as badges of honor. 
BSM1
What? Me worry?
Guys, please remember that this is not a debate thread. This thread is for members' concerns, not debating.
Maponos
Welcome to the Opera
I suppose I qualify as one of the people who hold generally unpopular views (supporting Trump, being more conservative in several areas, etc). I don't really care much if a lot of people disagree with me (as I'm used to it, of course), but having to address several people at once can be rather bothersome.
BSM1
What? Me worry?
Now you're doing it to us!
Covellite
Active Member
I believe in ghosts. Actually they are always around me.
BTW, I start to feel that RF has a ghost and he's been watching members who are online. I find him quite friendly, beneficial and protective.
Demonslayer
Well-Known Member
In my experience:
1. With dogma, you're not thinking for yourself. You're following some Life Rulebook that someone else came up with. You're living someone else's morality.
2. With dogma, you have to take the bad with the good. For example take the Christian idea that if you accept Jesus as Lord you get to live in eternal paradise. To the growing child in a Christian community this can be delivered as a positive message. "Jesus loves you, if you love him back you'll be saved" or "all you have to do is accept the love of Jesus and you'll live forever. Only later in life do you realize that this part of the dogma also means that your Jewish neighbors are going to burn in hell for eternity.
That's the worst part about dogma if you ask me...you have to accept the whole system of beliefs rather than following the things you believe in and ignoring what you don't.
Demonslayer
Well-Known Member
Yeah? What do they look like?
Covellite
Active Member
Very serious. I couldn't see RF ghost clearly, but from time to time I can see some bright red/white sparkles.
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Those are just the cupcakes leftover from Valentine's Day.
Covellite
Active Member
No, they are ghosts...
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Probably a little stale at this point.
Covellite
Active Member
They are not food, but some spirits have shelf life.
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
If they have a butter-based frosting, they're probably already bad.
It can sure get to be hectic responding to'm all with full attention.
But sometimes groups will do this with abusive intent, even discussing the singular poster in 3rd person.
This is against the rules, but it happens.
I notice it most often in evolution-creationism arguments, wherein
the creationist is made to look like a boob (not the good kind).
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Covellite
Active Member
Some ghosts, unfortunately, can damage human health.