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RE: I have some questions for the posters here.
June 24, 2021 at 4:19 pm
(June 24, 2021 at 4:17 pm)Frank Apisa Wrote: (June 24, 2021 at 4:16 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: And you have a problem with current usage because why?
Because it is gratuitous...and because I do not believe any gods exist...AND I AM NOT AN ATHEIST.
That's why.
So because you don't like it. Good luck with that.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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June 24, 2021 at 4:20 pm
The fact it was defined in a way in all dictionaries before the 1950s doesn't mean shit.
You should have started with that: "I reject atheism... as defined in pre-1950s dictionaries."
Would have cleared up a lot of confusion.
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RE: I have some questions for the posters here.
June 24, 2021 at 4:20 pm
(June 24, 2021 at 3:00 pm)Frank Apisa Wrote: (June 24, 2021 at 2:58 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: I read the OP. Then I came here.
What the fuck happened in between?
A whole bunch of shit...some of it interesting and funny...some of it sob-provoking.
Usual Internet forum stuff.
Have you considered that you might be the asshole here?
No, of course you haven't.
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June 24, 2021 at 4:20 pm
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(June 24, 2021 at 4:15 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Those are hard ham sandwiches. Not all ham sandwiches are hard.
Every Chevy Corvette operating on the road has an engine, a steering wheel, tires, and is an automobile.
NOT EVERY vehicle on the road with an engine, a steering wheel, tires, and is an automobile...is a Chevy Corvette.
(June 24, 2021 at 4:20 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: The fact it was defined in a way in all dictionaries before the 1950s doesn't mean shit.
You should have started with that: "I reject atheism... as defined in pre-1950s dictionaries."
Would have cleared up a lot of confusion.
There is no confusion.
I am not an atheist.
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June 24, 2021 at 4:21 pm
Indeed, and not every sandwich is ham sandwich. Just you and I and most of the folks on this board.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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June 24, 2021 at 4:22 pm
Deepities...oh goody.
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June 24, 2021 at 4:22 pm
(June 24, 2021 at 4:20 pm)Jackalope Wrote: (June 24, 2021 at 3:00 pm)Frank Apisa Wrote: A whole bunch of shit...some of it interesting and funny...some of it sob-provoking.
Usual Internet forum stuff.
Have you considered that you might be the asshole here?
No, of course you haven't.
I always consider that possibility.
Nope...not this time.
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June 24, 2021 at 4:25 pm
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(June 24, 2021 at 4:22 pm)Frank Apisa Wrote: (June 24, 2021 at 4:20 pm)Jackalope Wrote: Have you considered that you might be the asshole here?
No, of course you haven't.
I always consider that possibility.
Nope...not this time.
It's always everyone else. of course.
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RE: I have some questions for the posters here.
June 24, 2021 at 4:26 pm
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Doesn't this all seem silly to you? You know that you're a ham sandwich, but you also know that you don't reject gods. Not that finding someone who does is something you'd like to discuss, you know, with some questions for the posters here....or anything.....
Another missed opportunity for everyone's favorite deli product, I suppose.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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June 24, 2021 at 4:27 pm
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(June 24, 2021 at 4:20 pm)Frank Apisa Wrote: (June 24, 2021 at 4:20 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: The fact it was defined in a way in all dictionaries before the 1950s doesn't mean shit.
You should have started with that: "I reject atheism... as defined in pre-1950s dictionaries."
Would have cleared up a lot of confusion.
There is no confusion.
I am not an atheist.
Whatever. This is dumb.
There is a real discussion to be had. Do you want to have that discussion or not? A real criticism can be leveled at the position: "I deny the existence of god(s)." Do you want to make that criticism or not?
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