RE: Deal for Daystar.
November 9, 2008 at 10:46 am
(This post was last modified: November 9, 2008 at 10:49 am by Edwardo Piet.)
(November 9, 2008 at 4:29 am)Darwinian Wrote: To be honest, I'd rather he didn't teach us all about the bible and his interpretation of it anymore than he would want me to teach him about the true meaning of the h2g2!Well of course! I'm not speaking for all of us here! I'm just saying I'd be interested to know more about him, and really, how he twists the metaphors to suit himself, whether intentionally or unknowingly. And when its deliberate and when its not.
The trouble with someone like Daystar (no offence) is that he is so convinced that he is right it's pointless trying to have any form of meaningful discussion with him as he won't concede a single point. Or at least, that's certainly the impression one gets.
I'd far rather have discussions with someone like CoxRox who deals with her beliefs in a rational and open minded way. Someone whos point of view you can understand and who understands yours.
You see I have a general idea of how fundamentalists or 'strong' gnostic theists behave. But I've never got to really know one much, thats why I myself am interested. So I'm fine with him occasionally thinking he is 'teaching' me on these forums about what I think is bullshit, I think its quite interesting.
Because the thing is I've only really ever known 2 theists. And it was on the internet.
It was these 2 muslim RTS gamers that I used to game with and that I knew for a few years. We used to occasionally talk about their theism and my atheism. But once we really started talking more about it, they wouldn't really go into more detail and it got boring. It was just the same thing over and over again. And I got bored and realized we couldn't really get along anymore. And that was the end of that.
So I'm quite interested in knowing what Daystar believes. But I certainly don't think he should go around projecting what he thinks is "truth" on us all. If he wants to talk about it, at least I am happy to discuss with him about it.
BUT! I don't want him proclaiming it as "truth" I want him to just discuss with me about it like a civilized adult. If he is willing to do that.
