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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   
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   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   
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