(April 7, 2013 at 4:01 am)smax Wrote:(April 6, 2013 at 9:27 pm)ManMachine Wrote:
Quite a presumption on your part. Too bad it's completely baseless.
... and despite the fact I went on to point it out, you still missed it.
(April 7, 2013 at 4:01 am)smax Wrote:(April 6, 2013 at 9:27 pm)ManMachine Wrote: What the hell is 'shared humanity' and what makes you think it's a good idea to 'preserve it'?
I know this is merely an attempt on your part to appear superior in intellect, but anyone working with a fundamental reading level and understanding can see this is a ridiculously stupid question, as well as a contradiction on your part.
What you have read as an attempt on my part to 'appear suporior' is socratic questioning. By attempting to get you to consider what you mean when you say we must 'preserve' our 'shared humanity', I am illuminating the Judao/Christian anthropocentrism that lies behind your statement.
It's not a contradiction.
(April 7, 2013 at 4:01 am)smax Wrote:(April 6, 2013 at 9:27 pm)ManMachine Wrote: Christianity is alive and well and hiding under the rocks in your head.
I think this is your way of saying, "I can't relate to your transition so I'm going to attempt to discredit it."
It must suck for you having to find out that all the "clever" lines you like to create aren't actually all the difficult to read between.
You assumed incorrectly. Perhaps you should not try to 'read between' lines and pay more attention to what's actually in them.
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
