(January 8, 2018 at 11:01 am)JackRussell Wrote: Referring to somebody as a 'retard' is pretty damn gross.
Criticism is essential to rational discourse; it's how we learn by having our ideas challenged and subjected to scrutiny. It's why science is so effective.
Mockery can be valid when all other forms of debate are ignored and an honest dialogue is not occurring.
Where is the science in asking me if I know what an atheist is?
Only a stupid person would ask this if they indeed knew I was speaking to a specific person in a specific situation In this case the person acknoweledging God foregoing any claims to atheism. OR the other reason that person would ask such a seemingly nonsensical question, would be that he builder of straw men. trying to red herring me off topic.
That is a pet peeve of mine.
Just because I am taking your buddy to task on something he believes does not give anyone the right to try and swoop in and save his friend without me firing back a few rounds to draw attention to the mindless/thoughtless (or retarded) way you people attack. Meaning In this case I pointed to the obvious to try and make the 'savior' look at stupid as possible for coming at me in such a lazy way.
This makes the lazy person step up their game or bow out. either way my "scrutiny" challenges the person to strive to reach the bar that i have set rather than dewell in the dirt and mud most of you like to sling around in.
And mockery is a good tool to goad lazy minded people who can indeed do better into action.
Just look what you came up with and you were not even in the conversation.
