Religous Argumentationating

[East Coast Hustle]

So, would you say that you're conducting a sort of...sociological experiment?

[Phox]

So, would you say that you're conducting a sort of...sociological experiment?

And we're all behaving EXACTLY as he expected.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

ph- Taoism is pronounced Daoism. That's what happens when you try to render Chinese into the Latin alphabet.

[Don Coyote]

OH SHIT IS JUST AS HE PLANNED?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[pH]

In a way, yes.

Phox, youre right and wrong. I expected the mildly condescending enlightenment, but I didnt expect you to be trained in linguistics, multiple languages, etc. That was like a bonus.

Donald, you are now breathing manually.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

OH SHIT IS JUST AS HE PLANNED?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

He may not be Paptart but I started thinking troll a while back.

[Don Coyote]

In a way, yes.

Phox, youre right and wrong. I expected the mildly condescending enlightenment, but I didnt expect you to be trained in linguistics, multiple languages, etc. That was like a bonus.

Donald, you are now breathing manually.

Little known fact, but I do in fact have to think about breathing the majority of my waking hours. I also have liver cancer, only one leg, and severe nerve damage in my right arm. But thanks for asking.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

In a way, yes.

Phox, youre right and wrong. I expected the mildly condescending enlightenment, but I didnt expect you to be trained in linguistics, multiple languages, etc. That was like a bonus.

Donald, you are now breathing manually.

Do explain.

[pH]

At first it was pretty much a troll topic, but I actually am interested in understanding peoples beliefs, and why they hold them. Kinda helps that I'm used to/expect/dont mind being wrong or corrected on a regular basis. Generally if you end up thinking the same way as when you started, you werent asking the right questions.

Blight, its somewhat related to the above, generally people react based on how secure in their beliefs they are. If people become agitated and hostile when their beliefs are questioned, they don't hold them strongly, and i want to know what they are and why. If they take it in stride and reply, they hold their beliefs strongly, and I am more interested in them. If people react like you lot, it means its going to be fun.

[Phox]

At first it was pretty much a troll topic, but I actually am interested in understanding peoples beliefs, and why they hold them. Kinda helps that I'm used to/expect/dont mind being wrong or corrected on a regular basis. Generally if you end up thinking the same way as when you started, you werent asking the right questions.

Blight, its somewhat related to the above, generally people react based on how secure in their beliefs they are. If people become agitated and hostile when their beliefs are questioned, they don't hold them strongly, and i want to know what they are and why. If they take it in stride and reply, they hold their beliefs strongly, and I am more interested in them. If people react like you lot, it means its going to be fun.

Are you serious? *looks at Blight* Is he serious?

[Don Coyote]

At first it was pretty much a troll topic, but I actually am interested in understanding peoples beliefs, and why they hold them. Kinda helps that I'm used to/expect/dont mind being wrong or corrected on a regular basis. Generally if you end up thinking the same way as when you started, you werent asking the right questions.

Blight, its somewhat related to the above, generally people react based on how secure in their beliefs they are. If people become agitated and hostile when their beliefs are questioned, they don't hold them strongly, and i want to know what they are and why. If they take it in stride and reply, they hold their beliefs strongly, and I am more interested in them. If people react like you lot, it means its going to be fun.

I'm ridiculing you because you are an outlandish asshat deserving of it, not because my belief system(or lack thereof) is being threatened by your razor sharp wit(and it isn't because you lack one).

[Nephew Twiddleton]

At first it was pretty much a troll topic, but I actually am interested in understanding peoples beliefs, and why they hold them. Kinda helps that I'm used to/expect/dont mind being wrong or corrected on a regular basis. Generally if you end up thinking the same way as when you started, you werent asking the right questions.

Blight, its somewhat related to the above, generally people react based on how secure in their beliefs they are. If people become agitated and hostile when their beliefs are questioned, they don't hold them strongly, and i want to know what they are and why. If they take it in stride and reply, they hold their beliefs strongly, and I am more interested in them. If people react like you lot, it means its going to be fun.

Are you serious? *looks at Blight* Is he serious?

I have no idea. I also don't know what it means that it's going to be fun. Whether he finds us interesting or just lulz worthy.

[pH]

Generally speaking yeah. Ive never met someone who had decided on their own beliefs and held them solidly that got mad when they were questioned.

Donald, nothing was actually directed at you, i mentioned you lot reacting differently because you are both hostile AND apparently solid beliefs.

Blight, I mean it as interesting. New reactions are hard to come by.

[Phox]

Okay, so who, exactly defended their own beliefs for more than a post or two? I'm not a Christian. You weren't questioning my beliefs. Certainly not anything I hold strongly. So, how is that in meshing with your paradigm?

[Nephew Twiddleton]

So are you actually a mixed up Wiccan, or are you an atheist?