maklelan wrote:I thought about letting you know that you didn't have to feign ignorance in asking that question, but I guess you felt more clever that way. I thought there was a chance you might be sincere and so didn't. My mistake. This is part of the dishonesty that I don't appreciate, and I'll thank you not to do it again.
Sure thing.
I can only assume you refer to Chauncey Webb, who was an anti-Mormon and was happy to lie to make Smith look bad.
RockSlider wrote:I’m beginning to see how things work here. Responding to Ad hominem argument, with Ad hominem argument is the only communication medium recognized. Trying to add something thoughtful to the conversion is a waste of one’s time unless of course it starts with something like “you are a lying, hypocritical dickhead” or something similar.
There are corollaries, of course, but this seems fairly accurate as I see it.
Most of the time it appears to be some odd game of one-upsmanship, or discrediting from one side or the other. Some of these back-and-forths appear to have lasted for years.