(May 5, 2009 at 7:15 pm)Tiberius Wrote: You said "rational interpretation", which to me sounds like a modern interpretation, given that rationality is a rather modern thing (and if you disagree then please look to the witch hunts, alchemy, etc of the past).
the rationality of the Bible is as old as IT is. Nutcases came and went across the centuries. It's laughable you quote them here.
(May 5, 2009 at 7:15 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Fine, if you want me to remove the "and" then I will. "Breaking the rules; being insulting to people for no reason". I am not judging your reason, I am judging the fact that when someone keeps on disagreeing with you, you either start insulting them, avoiding the point/question, or attempt to play the victim. Neither of these are honourable in any way, shape, or form.
They didn't 'keep on disagreeing with me'. They 'hounded me' (their own term). That you frown upon humour when it's not from your own side of the discussion is your own problem. Above you broke your own rules, in the same way that I did. You need to raise your own warning level to 50%.
(May 5, 2009 at 7:15 pm)Tiberius Wrote: To say that chatpilot was insulting you is just plain ridiculous. He told you to go out and read some more, he didn't tell you to go and fuck a donkey. Actually, I suppose for a theist, going out and actually learning about something might be interpreted as an insult...I do apologise!
How pathetic is that. You really do push credulity sometimes. Try and retain some balance please. chatpilot tried 3 times yesterday to belittle my point by simply saying that I didn't know my subject, only using derogatory terms. No proofs were offered. Unlike you I don't base my thoughts on well worn rhetoric. I also don't seek to bludgeon my opinions onto other people as you do.
(May 5, 2009 at 7:15 pm)Tiberius Wrote: I think your statement "my years of study outnumber his" is a baseless assertion. He never claimed to have more years of study than you, so why do you feel it necessary to say that you supposedly do. You are meant to be refuting his points, not claiming they are "rubbish" and "groundless" without actually giving evidence you know.
This is chatpilot's assertion that we should take his opinion seriously because he has many years of experience. I just happen to have more years experience than he quoted. Am I not entitled to mention that then? I also qualified that by saying that it didn't really matter. I didn't use that to refute his points, just defend against the very thing you seem to be accusing me of.
