The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2011

[_Darth J]

Just more of your agenda-driven, fundamentalist bigotry.

You got me pegged man. I can lie to my minister, but nothing gets by Darth J.

Not to change the subject, but what it this thread about?

[_Kishkumen]

Not to change the subject, but what it this thread about?

LOL! Uh, the Top Ten humiliations the Mopologists suffered over the past year or some such.

[_RayAgostini]

I don't understand what occasioned Ray's recent reemergence here to take us to task for how we treat Mormonism. I would not, however, characterize it as mere lunacy. Over time I think I have formed a fairly decent grasp of where you are coming from, so I am not surprised by what you are saying. I just don't happen to agree. And, speaking of myself alone, Ray is too important a person to me to dismiss out of hand. Rather, he is the kind of person I value enough to stick with even when he takes swipes at me. I am partial to people in that way. I like most of you people personally far more than I care for your opinions.

True friends should be able to argue, hold different opinions, and even take each other to task from time to time. I've never felt any animosity towards you, by the way, only some of your dumb ideas (wink).


We really must have a drink together sometime.

[_Kishkumen]

Based on how I perceive you, I don't think we're all the different (although I have little doubt that people regard you as far more reasonable than I appear to be... they should, if they've been paying attention).

So it leads me to say I'm not writing off Ray either, just his opinion of this board (which, to me, screams temporary insanity). Like you said, I'm not that concerned about his opinion as I am with, "WTF is going on with that guy?" I just don't imagine I'm important enough to him that he'd actually consider my perception of him (and let's face it; I just don't feel like arguing with him about it either).

But this does explain better where you're coming from, so... ok. I get it.

OK, I see. I don't know that people regard me as more reasonable. I can be as harsh as anyone here, particularly to people who tend to irritate me, like Simon and maklelan. Arguing politics and religion is difficult. Most feel strongly about them, and our perspectives divide us pretty radically. It is almost as if we do not talk to each other, but past each other most of the time.

And yet we keep on talking. It is probably all for the good. Better to talk than not, even if the talking gets heated. MDB is better for that than most boards I have seen. Having said that, I know why it is difficult for believers to stick around. I just don't know what to do about it. Most of us will end up settling in one camp or another. Then we have formed our tribe and we rough up the non-conformers. We're just a tribe of apes in so many ways, believer or non-believer.

[_Kishkumen]

True friends should be able to argue, hold different opinions, and even take each other to task from time to time. I've never felt any animosity towards you, by the way, only some of your dumb ideas (wink).


We really must have a drink together sometime.

Agreed. And I have plenty of dumb ideas to which a friend might take exception.

[_Ceeboo]

Who is posting in this thread using Kish's account?



Peace,
Ceeboo

[_Kishkumen]

Who is posting in this thread using Kish's account?



Peace,
Ceeboo

Some nut undoubtedly. Maybe even that rat bastard Trevor.