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It's everywhere...
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It's everywhere...
Today I decided to engage in some healthy debate with a work colleague about politics, the [UK] government, benefits, the working man, etc. He's an older chap who doesn't take kindly to the younger generations not taking heed of what he says, so when I disagreed with some of his points he started to get a little irritated, did a lot of arm folding, huffing and puffing and kicking out one word answers. I won;t go into detail...

What astounded me was what happened next. He tried to convince me he was right by sending me poems. These poems were about the working man written by one of his favourite poets, which he used as his 'evidence' that he was right.

I thought it was only in religion this happened!

From there on in, I realised I would be better off debating with a brick wall. Sad
I respect you too much to believe that you could possibly hold those ridiculous beliefs. - Richard Dawkins, 2012
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#2
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Dogma is an amazing thing.
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#3
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Humans are idiots... Oh wait.. FUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! lol
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#4
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Well sure, poems might give you insight into a certain point of view, but as evidence? WTF?!
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura

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(May 8, 2012 at 3:50 pm)The Heff Wrote: Today I decided to engage in some healthy debate with a work colleague about politics, the [UK] government, benefits, the working man, etc. He's an older chap who doesn't take kindly to the younger generations not taking heed of what he says, so when I disagreed with some of his points he started to get a little irritated, did a lot of arm folding, huffing and puffing and kicking out one word answers. I won;t go into detail...

What astounded me was what happened next. He tried to convince me he was right by sending me poems. These poems were about the working man written by one of his favourite poets, which he used as his 'evidence' that he was right.

I thought it was only in religion this happened!

From there on in, I realised I would be better off debating with a brick wall. Sad

Were they communist poems?
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Üze Tengri basmasar, asra Yir telinmeser, Türük bodun ilingin törüngin kim artatı udaçı erti?
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OP, you should write him a limerick of your own about him and then send it to him.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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There once was a man from nantucket......



You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

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(May 9, 2012 at 8:31 am)Faith No More Wrote: OP, you should write him a limerick of your own about him and then send it to him.

Oooh, Limericks are awesome, I agree! Big Grin
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura

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