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[MineralMan]

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[Cary]

1. Here are some good ones....

"Look at the thread. Most of it is arguments with you. None of it has to do with the subject of the original post. 

While you have every right to do that, it's not a very nice thing to do, I think. 

Here is a quote from one of your post titles in this thread: 

"What we perceive as reality is indeed an illusion." 

No. It is not. It is our perception within the limitations of our powers of observations. We have extended our ability to perceive many, many times, and are continuing to do so. None of those extensions have even scratched the surface of reality being real. 

Bye, now."

[saidsimplesimon]

3. Hello Cary,

I haven't read the original posts you refer to yet. It's probably unwise to venture a comment until I do.

Who said I was wise? Stephen Hawking was working on proving that we live in a Matrix and that indeed our reality is just an illusion. I believe that what I perceive as reality is just an illusion.

[Cary]

6. Thanks.

But to be honest that was not what I was referring to in my attempt to engage in a good faith discussion. I cannot honestly take credit.

[MineralMan]

8. Say, that's the spirit...

[Cary]

9. Oh, I'm sorry

You said colorful. I misread you.

I thought you said condescending.

Never mind.

[Mariana]

12. Perhaps you should read more carefully.

Then your answers might be relevant to the topic of the thread.

[Cary]

14. Judge not lest ye be judged

[trotsky]

16. That sounds condescending.

[Cary]

17. Support your claim.

How is it "condescending" to tell someone to judge not lest they be judged?

I am not a believer yet I have great respect for that notion because I find it humble, gentle, and appropriate. It is about as far from "condescending" as it can be. We would all do well to judge not, especially those who claim to be Christian since it also renders them not hypocrites if they judge not.

So be good enough now to support your claim.

[trotsky]

18. That also sounds condescending.

Shame.

[Cary]

19. IOW you can't support your claim

As I suspected. Thanks.

[trotsky]

20. I didn't make a claim.

I made an observation.

Must have hit a little close to home, I guess.

[MineralMan]

21. Another thread diversion?

Why? It's a perfectly good thread as it is. Now, you've dominated it with an irrelevant post.

[trotsky]

22. Tone police gotta keep themselves employed, you know. n/t

[MineralMan]

23. More like butthurt.

He quoted me from another thread, where I asked that he not hijack threads with irrelevant comments. Oh, well...

This thread:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1218&pid=298073

[Cary]

26. Ha!

You wish.

[MineralMan]

29. No, I don't wish.

What I wish is that you would stop trying to sidetrack threads with irrelevant replies. Of course, I can't insist that you do that. But I wish you would do that.

[Cary]

30. Maybe you should have thought about that before you acted out?

[trotsky]

33. "acted out"

Like you appear to be doing now?

What exactly are you hoping to accomplish?

[Cary]

34. Support this claim please.

Explain how I am acting out.

[trotsky]

35. I think you just supported it.

[Cary]

36. Three strikes

You're out. Clearly you cannot support your assertions so I can never take you seriously.

[trotsky]

37. Good grief, you must have a difficult time on the Internet.

You poor thing.

[Cary]

38. Read slowly

Is that right?

[trotsky]

39. I wouldn't know.

After all, I'm too stupid to back up any of my claims.

[Cary]

40. Read slowly

You don't say?

[Cary]

24. Support this claim please.

Show me how I am "tone police."

I am sure you can't support this one either.

[trotsky]

25. Nope, just another observation.

You must be loads of fun at parties.

[Cary]

28. Of course you can't.

[trotsky]

32. Nope, can't support a claim when I didn't make one.

You are one smart cookie! You win!

[Cary]

27. If you don't like it, don't look at it.

Or you can complain. "That is your right..."

[MineralMan]

31. ..

[msongs]

2. heathen. infidel. blasphemer. all 3 come with a death sentence nt

[MineralMan]

4. That's way harsh...

Who says and does intolerant things like that?

[Mariana]

11. Religious people, of course. nt.

[Major Nikon]

5. Heretic

Heathen

Ungodly

Intolerance

Infidel

Unblessed

Impious

Kaafir

Devil’s Advocate

Unhallowed

Godless

Idolater

Irreverential

Pagan

Iconoclast

Unconsecrated

Detractor

Vermin

Profane

[MineralMan]

7. Those, too, but they lack humor, I think.

Too bad...

[Pendrench]

10. Here are a few of mine:

Interesting

Thought-Provoking

Challenging

Fascinating

Exotic

Intriguing

Stimulating

Inspirational

Thank you for posting!

Tim

[The Genealogist]

13. Gibble-Gabble comes to mind

[Act_of_Reparation]

15. Vonnegut deployed "Grimcrack" to some effect in Sirens of Titan.

[MineralMan]

42. I'm self-deleting this thread, which veered way off course.

Sorry.