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RE: Should Flat-Earthers be debated or ignored?
November 5, 2019 at 8:50 am
(November 5, 2019 at 8:33 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (November 5, 2019 at 7:52 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: 'Debated' or 'ignored' sets up a false dilemma. It leaves out the 'beat them with sticks' option.
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Given my cousins' devotion to the 2nd-ish Amendment, a better option exists.
Disagree. No one deserves to be shot for having stupid ideas. A medium-size thumping, however...
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RE: Should Flat-Earthers be debated or ignored?
November 5, 2019 at 9:17 am
Come over and I'll introduce you to my cousins. And by "introduce" I mean "stand where the pavement stops and point."
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RE: Should Flat-Earthers be debated or ignored?
November 5, 2019 at 6:27 pm
One thing to remember about the flatters, they believe that the world is no more complicated than it looks.
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RE: Should Flat-Earthers be debated or ignored?
November 5, 2019 at 6:33 pm
(November 5, 2019 at 8:50 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (November 5, 2019 at 8:33 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Given my cousins' devotion to the 2nd-ish Amendment, a better option exists.
Disagree. No one deserves to be shot for having stupid ideas. A medium-size thumping, however...
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Nah.
Shooting is a perfectly valid option.
It prevents the spreading of stupid from that source.
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RE: Should Flat-Earthers be debated or ignored?
November 5, 2019 at 6:34 pm
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RE: Should Flat-Earthers be debated or ignored?
November 5, 2019 at 6:40 pm
(November 5, 2019 at 6:34 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I used to distribute 2 oz. smart pills, delivered at supersonic speed.
“High speed lobotomies”
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RE: Should Flat-Earthers be debated or ignored?
January 19, 2020 at 3:06 pm
(January 19, 2020 at 1:42 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (January 19, 2020 at 12:08 pm)Smedders Wrote: Ignore. The evidence is right there for them to see and there is no reasoning with people who refuse to believe it.
Remaining silent in the presence of absurdity is not a virtue.
Maybe, but what (logical) evidence are you gonna present to someone logically-averse? It's all feels and oohs and aahs.
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