RE: Theists: Hitchens Wager
April 22, 2018 at 9:37 pm
(This post was last modified: April 22, 2018 at 9:39 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(April 22, 2018 at 6:56 pm)henryp Wrote:(April 22, 2018 at 6:37 pm)Hammy Wrote: I am extremely confused if you genunely think Trump is a good president, yes. A baked potato would be a better president.
No I don't think you and CL are excellent critical thinkers. I don't think it takes a genius to spot Khem's shit... I think that a lot of atheists just get over excited when he strawmans the theists as hard as he strawmans me. And many people probably haven't been on the wrong side of him yet. I went years of liking him obliviously until we actually had a disagreement and I quickly realized what it's like actually trying to have a discussion with him.
I guess, from the sidelines he doesn't look so bad. When you actually see how constantly he strawmans you, it's easy to spot.
Also, theism is so silly that a strawman of theism isn't much sillier than theism... so it's hard for him to make theists look any sillier even if they are constantly having to take his foot out of their mouth lol.
If you can be oblivious for years, what does that say about your ability to look at things objectively? That's a blind spot probably worth some self-reflection.
How important do you think critical thinking skills are to Poker?
Yeah I agree with this. Not being able to be objective because you get excited at seeing someone being an ass to a person with opposing view points from yourself, is kind of the definition of inability to think critically.
Everyone who voted Khem best debater should just fess up lol. Reveal thyself!
(April 22, 2018 at 7:01 pm)chimp3 Wrote:(April 22, 2018 at 6:43 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Yes. At the time this was written (which was several thousands of years ago) marrying the person you raped was a step towards a moral awakening and moral responsibility. Because back then, women who were raped were considered impure and were pretty much either left for the wolves or killed.That is a twisted revisionist excuse for a historical moral travesty. It belittles you to try and aplogise for the moral failures of the past.
The Old Testament needs to be taken in the context of what it meant for the people of the time. It represents a moral awakening. This does not mean rape is or ever was objectively good.
(April 22, 2018 at 6:56 pm)henryp Wrote: If you can be oblivious for years, what does that say about your ability to look at things objectively? That's a blind spot probably worth some self-reflection.Listen up! If you want to debate the debating skills of certain forum members, start your own fucking thread! I don't give a shit! Now, back to the OP!
How important do you think critical thinking skills are to Poker?
Meh, not trying to apologize for anything. Just trying to explain why Jews and Christians don't read that passage and think rape is good. Take it or leave it I suppose.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
