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|    David V. to Michael Gray    |
|    Re: Truth has no legs    |
|    05 Apr 06 19:21:08    |
      XPost: alt.philosophy, alt.atheism       From: spam@hotmail.com              Michael Gray wrote:       > "Joseph H" scribbled with his red crayon:       >       >> David V. wrote:       >>       >>> lseib@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu wrote:       >>>       >>>> Joseph H whined:       >>>>       >>>>> David V. wrote:       >>>>>       >>>>>> Michael Gray wrote:       >>>>>>       >>>>>>> "Joseph H" blathered:       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>>> Truth has no legs. It doesn't run. It has no       >>>>>>>> narrative. It doesn't stir the heart. It doesn't       >>>>>>>> insist or demand. It doesn't dream. It has no       >>>>>>>> form or beauty. It doesn't offer hope or       >>>>>>>> redemption. It has no flags or anthems. It has       >>>>>>>> no symbols.It doesn't market itself well. It       >>>>>>>> just is.       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>> I bet you are the life and soul at parties!       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>> (Ah, I see, you are a "philosopher". That explains       >>>>>>> your absolute statements of quite unsupportable       >>>>>>> and erroneous personal opinion, as though they       >>>>>>> were somehow universal immutable facts.) --       >>>>>>       >>>>>> That's why he's in my killfile.       >>>>>       >>>>> Please, David, I make this appeal to you.       >>>>>       >>>>> Cyberspace hasn't been the same since you so cruelly       >>>>> cut me off. Please let me enter your world again. I       >>>>> promise I will be zealous and dutiful. I will       >>>>> definitely NEVER tell the truth again. I will enter       >>>>> all your impassioned denunciations of Creationism with       >>>>> added zeal. I will be a narrow and unthinking       >>>>> humanist. AND I WILL BEAT DOWN ALL PALTRY ATTEMPTS AT       >>>>> THOUGHT-       >>>>       >>>> Ah a creationist, no wonder you use so many word to say       >>>> nothing at all.       >>>       >>> As you can see the guy cannot have an intelligent       >>> conversation. That's why I'm happy with him in my kill       >>> file along with all the other net kooks.       >>       >> ?       >>       >> What's this, Dave? Have you misread a posting? I'm hardly a       >> Creationist, whatever else I am. And why are you so involved       >> in this if you so ardently killfile me? Sad Dave!       >       > I did point just a while back, with no apparent effect it       > seems. Perhaps they have plonked me too!              No, just the fool. You can see above the guy has a comprehension       problem. I never claimed he was a creationist. He's in my       killfile for being an idiot, not a creationist..... although       there isn't much difference.       --       Dave              "Sacred cows make the best hamburger." Mark Twain.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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