RE: Daystar
December 15, 2008 at 3:58 pm
(This post was last modified: December 15, 2008 at 4:02 pm by Daystar.)
(December 15, 2008 at 6:05 am)lukec Wrote: I respectfully disagree, Kyu, although I understand where you're coming from. Daystar and I very rarely see eye to eye, and are often butting heads, but frankly I wouldn't post nearly as much as I do if he wasn't here, for two reasons. First, when he posts something, it often spurs me to start doing some research, and I've had reason to use my school's resource of peer-reviewed and am learning as I go, which I really like. Second, there is no point in preaching to the choir, and I'd rather flat out argue with Daystar, who brings up many creationist points and lets me look into them for myself and look at why exactly they are wrong, or misleading.
I appreciate that, Lukec. It is a compliment to be told that you provoked someone to think and discover even their own truth, but people get tired of someone who might appear to make them look foolish. They want a message board where it is easy for them to make the other side look foolish. That doesn't require much thought, as a side benefit.
(December 15, 2008 at 2:08 pm)LukeMC Wrote: If he behaved more like CoxRox things would be okay. With CoxRox we can meet in the middle and work from there. An argument between us and Daystar is like two brick walls being smashed into each other at equal speed.
I think I posted here a month before I even knew CoxRox was a theist, and I still have my doubts. You want someone who isn't a threat and makes you feel cozy and superior in mentoring them away from the other side.
Xian forums have those as well.
(December 15, 2008 at 2:09 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: I ask, Daystar, do you actually know what the burden of proof is? Or are you just ignorant or refuse to admit you have no evidence on the matter and only have "faith".
I have told you repeatedly that I don't care about proving anything to you. And don't take this personally, but you couldn't debate your own ass out of a wet paper sack.