06-21-2002, 10:14 AM | #31 | |
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I suggest you edit your comment and refrain from making insulting assumptions about peoples mental health and fear levels based on what they believe. |
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06-21-2002, 10:51 AM | #32 | |
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Conversely (and to show I am not biased since I'm not) I would ask that people of faith not label unbelievers as "close-minded" or "blind" as this can be just as insulting to non-believers. To each his own, after all. Just a general comment to everyone - we don't normally keep such a tight rein on what people dicuss here (illusion of freedom of speech, etc. ) but this has been a very explosive topic in this forum and people have previously shown themselves as being incapable of discussing it in a civilized manner, unfortunately. This is a private forum at the end of the day - we reserve (and have) the right to lock any topic that we feel is not conducive to civilized discussion. I hope you can all respect this (even if you disagree with it). Carry on everyone - but please do so more graciously this time. The SLIGHTEST sign of flaming/flamebaiting and it will be locked - you have all been warned. [img]smile.gif[/img] |
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06-21-2002, 11:23 AM | #33 |
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Let me go [img]graemlins/offtopic.gif[/img] for a sec.
Let me just post some points to consider in debating this issue, which seems to have been bandied around quite a bit in the last few days):
Back on topic. Carry on - but with the above mantras in mind. Thank you for your cooperation. [img]smile.gif[/img] |
06-21-2002, 11:59 AM | #34 |
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Sorry....Off Topic!
It amazes me how many times you need to post this Memnoch! I'm sure that newbees need to be told, but it seems even some of the oldest members fail to remember what you have posted! I think it has to do with the passion of the subject at hand. I cannot understand why people on either side of this volatile subject are unable to let the "otherside" believe as they do. Every statement has to be taken personally. Do we need to ban all discussion of such topics as Religion and Politics because we are too thin-skinned to see the whole issue? Gosh we almost had a knock down drag 'em out melee over Cats and Dogs yesterday. This place seems very tense lately. I hope things calm down soon! [img]smile.gif[/img] Mark |
06-21-2002, 12:39 PM | #35 |
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Yorick, you know how much I admire your passion in your faith. Let me just say that I don't think Oblivion was deliberately insulting. I made a post in the other thread concerning how each side perceives the comments made by the opposition. As has pointed out, passions run pretty high on both sides. We've both made comments that we felt were perfectly harmless, but others took offense at. Let's not jump to conclusions about a new member based on past actions or comments from other members.
Oblivion, as I said, I don't think you meant anything deragatory by your comments, but I do feel you made a poor choice of words. Religion in all flavors has been a hotly debated topic several times within the last several months. All the conversations got a little heated at times, but some managed to remain civil and respectful while others degenerated into a verbal mud-slinging contest with both sides making intentionally inflammatory remarks. THOSE threads were closed immediately by the Mods. Big Brother isn't watching, but you better believe that Memnoch, Sazerac, Mouse, and Ziroc ARE watching EVERY thread. So just be careful how you phrase your comments. Well, I don't mean to be "mini-modding". I'm just asking BOTH sides to consider what your saying. Preview your Post before you Add it to see if you are really saying what you want to in the manner you want to. BTW, Oblivion, you've got the right idea about using colors, but you're using the wrong commands. It should be typed like this... < font color = "plum" > TEXT < /font > And here is a website of all the official HTML colors... HTML Color Chart
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06-21-2002, 03:08 PM | #36 |
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Thanks for the reminders Mario.
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06-21-2002, 03:28 PM | #37 |
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IMO
people feel that strongly about a subject that that feel they have the right to argument it because they feel that strongly disaproves with anothers faith. if it gets heated enough it can and will start wars. people fail to see that and i want to prove it. if people felt lightly about their religion. others who mock or question their faith arent as likely to get as pissed off. |
06-21-2002, 07:03 PM | #38 | |
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Name one war which started because people mocked their religion. |
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06-21-2002, 07:31 PM | #39 |
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I didn't intend to insult, I'm saying that it's weak minded to refuse to acknowledge a point to existence without a diety, that's my opinion. I won't step down from that, nor will I be 'railroaded' in the manner you claim I am 'rail roading', by threatening to ban me! Fear is an effective tool of management, but NOT an effective tool to build positive sentiment.
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06-21-2002, 07:36 PM | #40 |
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First: I DO NOT FEEL ATTACKED (thanks Yorick, & Memnoch but no help is needed)
Second: This is for discusion purposes If we crawled from the slime what good is morals, or ethics? They are but bioelectrical impluses that vary from Chem. pile to Chem. pile. Without an absolute morals & ethics are of little or no value to the whole of the chem. pile existance! All that has been achieved is the switching of one bioelectrical impulse, faith in a deity, for another, that is acceptable to the Chem. pile society. Who made the Chem pile society the authority? What right does one or many Chem. piles have to tell any other Chem. piles what is moral or ethical? Because a group of Chem. piles get together and say so. Would you jump off a cliff because other Chem. piles did it? Where is the free will in that logic? Must all Chem piles conform to the will of chem. pile society? Why? What makes one set of bioelectrical impluses superior to another set of bioelectrical impulses? After all they are just bioelectrical impluses that have been created by chem. piles! What good is the bioelectrical impluse of ethics or morals to the whole of Chem. pile society? Ethics and morals allow the weak and sick chem. piles of society to survive thus deluting the gene pool of Chem. pile society! Look at the rest of nature, do lion prides do that? Wolf packs? What about Hyenas? No they don't. [ 06-21-2002, 09:14 PM: Message edited by: John D Harris ]
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