Theoretical Leader

[Edwardo Piet]

Delicate, EP--have you two finished virtually jerking each other off yet?

You do both seem like a perfect match though, at least in obnoxiousness and disingenuous. I would say EP's intellect seems superior to Delicate's but by nowhere near as much as he would like to believe. Then again despite how irritating Delicate is he seems to insult people less explicitly than EP does... although implicit insults are not necessarily better.

He's a lot smarter than you give him credit for. Just because I totally disagree with him on the topic of God, that doesn't mean it necessarily has to do anything with his intelligence.

But he's still not exactly super intelligent, and nor are you.

Nor am I but I'm not claiming to be.

[Edwardo Piet]

He's a lot smarter than you give him credit for. Just because I totally disagree with him on the topic of God, that doesn't mean it necessarily has to do anything with his intelligence.

Ah yes, you two share the common trait of thinking others are dumber than yourselves. No wonder you are friends

Ironically it's not exactly an intelligent trait. It's an intellectually insecure trait.

[abaris]

Have you seen my new truce thread?

What truce, actually?

Has there been a war? I certainly missed it. The only thing I remember asking was what you actually believe. And I'm waiting and waiting and waiting ....

[Delicate]

He's a lot smarter than you give him credit for. Just because I totally disagree with him on the topic of God, that doesn't mean it necessarily has to do anything with his intelligence.

Ah yes, you two share the common trait of thinking others are dumber than yourselves. No wonder you are friends

I am certainly not smart.

But I've done the hard work of reading integrated academic defenses and critiques of theism and atheism that take science, philosophy, history, etc very seriously.

So I can speak to that area with some fluency.

And when you have that sort of background, the things people say on internet forums sometimes strike you as...less than informed.

That's not itself a problem. That can be easily hashed out in an analytic discussion of ideas. I've been corrected by atheists sometimes and find these discussions enriching.

But this dirum isn't exactly well known for analytic rational critiques. Just an honest observation.

I'd love to change that if I could.

[Pat Mustard]

I know that there's no collective leaders, but if you were to pick one or two people to represent your cause, who would they be?

Mine would be Dawkins and Thunderf00t

When I read the thread title all I could think of was na na na na na leader! Man, I love the leader.

[abaris]

So I can speak to that area with some fluency.

I remember saying that words alone don't make for an argument. And - you're certainly not the only one having read books in their lifetime. It's only that most of us don't mention the fact in the same self congratulatory manner.

And, by the way, I remember asking you a question. Let me think for a moment - oh yes, it was, what you actually believe. If memory serves.

[brewer]

Sheldon Cooper.