And, reported.

aside from mindless recitals of Christian dogma, have you ANYTHING else to offer?

reported

No, it's a non-sequitur. You blame atheism for the actions of madmen, so that means we can blame Christianity for the actions of madmen, too, right? Of course, not, because you can't live with the same rules or you'd lose big time. Most of the insanity is in your camp.

If Christians allowed reality to seep into their christian dogma, they'd stop being christians.

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I don't miss the point, I say it has been abused by man. I CAN rule out the possibility of what you claim to be God existing because it is not logical, even for God. You can't constantly change his powers and limitations. There is no possible way he could fit all definitions of him, therefore he can't fit any of them. If he were real, there would be no doubt, but he's not. My point is that there is a ton of evidence for my version, if you will, but none for yours except faith. That's all well and good, but you can't tell me that yours is better, because in any OTHER case, you'd do the same thing, look at the evidence and make a decision. If you came with me to visit some guy in Jamaica and he started talking to you about voices he was hearing, you'd call him crazy. Yet you will tell the same story. You will say that Mohammed was not inspired, but simply....what was the phrase tossed around the other day?...written by a guy who heard rumors of christianity, or something like that, yet both texts have exactly the same validity. Writings of men, supposedly listening to voices in their heads.

And it doesn't matter what the biblical message is when men take over. It matters what THEIR message is, what THEIR intent is, because that is what will be done.

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So, you're saying the historical records have been falsified? Evidence? And, written by biased sources? Sources biased that would tell us the people thought God hated them when they realized it was climate change? And, I'm not sure what you're denying....is it that the locals blamed it on climate change, or that they blamed it on God that you think is wrong with my statement? It sounds like you're saying that they DIDN'T blame God, or some other superstition, and that the few records we have that say that were falsified. Am I reading your words correctly, BZ? If so, this distresses me, because I don't believe you even a little bit. I've read about that period quite a bit, and it's in every text, every class, every documentary. Low yields for crops, disease, and invasions by hordes. But, if it's different, let me know, give me a link, and, preferably not just one guy who poopaws the idea, something that gives me the same idea you have about the body of evidence. Because right now, all mine points to what I said being true, or I wouldn't have said it.

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What were they punished for, then? I remember the term heresy. Was I taught wrong? And, if they were punished for religious doctrine, did that "doctrine" have to do with the fact that their science disagreed with church teachings? Then your words are false, and they WERE punished for their science, or for taking science's word over religion.

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You're better than any variety/comedy show around, you know? Here's a great one:

"THEY DO NOT MEAN THE SAME THING YOU MORON!"

All in caps, so I can see it, no doubt, and with that added MORON at the end, why, who could refute such....capitalization?

Of course, your second line is the punchline.

"The first statement simply means that anyone who claims to be an expert is not an expert."

And I said that according to your definitions an expert can't ever be one, because as soon as he is one, he ceases to be one. Sounds just like "anyone who claims to be an expert is not an expert" doesn't it?

"THESE ARE NOT AND NEVER WILL BE THE SAME THING. NEVER. I AM TYPING THIS SLOW SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND ME. N E V E R."

Except, they are now, you just said so. Your words, not mine. Did I type this too fast?

"I bet you claim you are an expert."

How much? Bring cash, put it on the barrelhead. Oh, wait, that's right, you're full of crap. Never mind.

"FURTHERMORE, I did say "I meant blah blah..." so now you not only put words in my mouth, you claim I did not state things which I DID state and can be easily seen by anyone."

blah blah blah stands for the blather inbetween the elipses andthe period of your sentence, or the rest of what your quote was. Normal people know this, but apparently you have never studied English incollege. Or did you just fail atthat too?

"Next time, try not to be such a brainless fool. Oh, too late."

Next time, try not to be such a brainless fool. Oh, too late
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No, you didn't. You claim you did, but of course, like always, you claim something to be a lie when it isn't. Go ahead, cut and paste it again, let's see my big lie, Kevin.
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I honestly feel sorry for people as small minded as you who have to resort to ridicule instead of reality.

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