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I remember a few years ago that over on the CARM board a critic started a thread about their favorite false teaching or lie told by Mormonism. Some of the contributions of other critic board members were honest criticisms but the major majority was all propaganda about how evil, amoral, unethical, and deceitful Mormonism was. That thread was truly reprehensible because it was a baiting thread with the sole purpose to victimize Mormons and demonize their faith.It really was heartbreaking to see that happen.

I wish I could say that the attitudes and tactics demonstrated and on display here were different.
I'm probably going to be accused of a Godwin's Law violation by comparing some of the Mormons here to the CARMites but certain individuals lead others to see them in such a way.

In the end, no one wins. Someone will get hurt and people who are like those who started both the thread on CARM and here on MDD show their Christian love so well.

Myth #26: Reasoned analysis in favor of restricting marriage to a man and a woman should be summarily dismissed on the basis of fallacious equivalences, fallacious guilt by association, and because of fallacious appeals to emotion (it hurts people's feelings); whereas, in actual fact, reasoned analysis should be judged on their own merits using sound reasoning, and not dismissed by way of a barrage of fallacies--ironically condescending as it were.

You're not thinking critically, Wade. I know of no Philosophy of Logic or Philosophy of Ethics professor, and I know quite a few in more than 5 states, that would agree with your brand of 'critical thinking'. I'm not intending to give authority to my position by citing who I know. I'm trying demonstrate that you have a uniquely flawed and grossly distorted idea of what thinking critically is.

Furthermore, you demonstrate a lack of care for 'collateral damage' caused by such spiritual, ethical and moral violence and thereby asserting your position as some sort of superior line of thinking. Such an assertion is delusional at best but damaging at worse. You sacrifice mercy and charity for some peculiarly audacious thought process. Is this what you did in your now defunct and reprehensible "think tank" concerning homosexuality, Wade? Is this an attempt to correct a distastrously epic failure?

I'm sure that in your own eloquently malevolent and malicious way you'll come up with another myth to satisfy your narcissistic, arrogant and self-aggrandizing need for self gratification, self glorification and some poor example of intellectual/rational/ethical/logical superiority while smugly smiling so kindly at yourself in the mirror and patting yourself on the back for a job well done.

ETA: This isn't an ad hominem. I'm thinking critically about the character of Wade Englund and the message he is trying to portray. If anyone perceives this post as a personal attack then that is YOUR problem and not mine.

just me wrote:tsk tsk tsk

by the way, I think I love you.

3sheets2thewind wrote:you might as well pee onyourself and tell yourself it is raining, than ask or even expect wade to think critically. some might describe him as a self hating non-sexual gay, I think he is pretty much just an ass. A major league one at that.

Remember wade has created a world around himself that world is "faithful LDS" so in wade's mind no matter what he types it is gospel truth and what someone who disagrees with him types is the ranting and gnashing of teeth of Satan.

make the board more interesting and put selek, wade, paharon, juliann, keving on ignore.

Valentinus wrote:I was banned from the thread. It doesn't seem that it was done by a mod because there were no read letters.

jo1952 wrote:

Valentinus wrote:I was banned from the thread. It doesn't seem that it was done by a mod because there were no read letters.

I think that truly rational and reasoning LDS individuals, who are not afraid to express their thoughts, are the ones who get banned from MDD. Around here it is a badge of honor to have been banned from there.

Blessings,

jo