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Do mimsy atheists gyre and gimble in the wabe?
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RE: Do mimsy atheists gyre and gimble in the wabe?
(July 1, 2009 at 12:38 pm)Darwinian Wrote: Aren't you strange? And to title your first post here with a cryptic insult what's more.

Well, as Tiberius noted, it would be insulting only to mimsy atheists. Since I didn't specify anyone here—how could I, being new?—a person would have to self-identify with the term in order to be offended by it. Surely you would agree there are mimsy atheists, just as I would agree there are pathetic Christians. It would be difficult (putting it lightly) to deny they both exist.

I vote for the "paranoid" option, since it was nothing so nefarious but rather just my attempt at crafting a unique and creative subject line that stood out, instead of a common and mundane "Hello" or "I'm new here" and such. Although I love the fact that you even knew what "mimsy" meant in the first place, it's unfortunate you chose to identify with it.

(July 1, 2009 at 5:44 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Welcome AA. Please highlight in red when you correct my grammar Smile

I'm greatly looking forward to the unleashing of your logical justifications.

A pleasure to make your acquaintance. I don't know how much "unleashing" there will be, but I will definitely contribute in conversations that fall within my areas of interest when I find them. I'm not here to post a broad evangelization campaign; that is to say, I'm not here to unleash logical justifications that hopefully convert atheists. I leave people to believe whatever they want to believe. Some Christians feel a pressing mandate to evangelize everywhere all the time. I don't. There is absolutely nothing I can say about the gospel and salvation that people here don't already know, right? It would be a waste of my time and theirs.

I will engage someone in that sort of conversation only if they show a genuine interest and ask me, and only in private since such a conversation by its very content is not for public spectacle. Otherwise, I will assume that people here are content with their worldview, whether atheistic or something else.

(July 1, 2009 at 9:56 pm)Dotard Wrote: I can't for the life of me understand how someone who recognizes theism for the unsupportable, non-evidenced load of fabricated mythical tales it is could actually believe it's claims as true.

Me neither, quite frankly.

(July 1, 2009 at 9:56 pm)Dotard Wrote: So if you ever find the time, write it up and post it. The moderators can hide it for space saving and those of us interested in such poppycock...

Hmm. Yeah, I'll get right on that.

(July 2, 2009 at 1:18 am)padraic Wrote: Really? Be fascinated to learn from you. All I know about atheism is that it's the lack of beliefs in gods. Have I missed something? Was there a memo changing the meaning of the term?

Hopefully there are others here on this forum who understand that it's not uncommon for Christians to demonstrate an exceptionally poor understanding of atheism. Judging by the insight Tiberius displayed over the "mimsy" thing, I suspect he understood my comment.

(July 2, 2009 at 1:18 am)padraic Wrote: I don't suffer fools so, judging from your first post, I doubt I'll have a lot to say to you.

And judging by your comments to me here, I'll probably be grateful.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
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RE: Do mimsy atheists gyre and gimble in the wabe? - by Ryft - July 2, 2009 at 3:33 am



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