Pahoran wrote:Maxrep wrote:Pahoran,
when time permits I'll be addressing your claims that the thread was closed because I was insulting you.
First you should establish that that is what I did claim. You might like to re-read what I actually wrote, instead of assuming your preferred straw man.
Snip diversion tactic.
Maxrep wrote:Heber likely mentioned the harvesting of new women to be brought back to zion on a number of occasions.
Call for references, please.
Maxrep wrote:No small issue when a polygamist community dries up the resource that defines polygamy(women).
Mere assumption. This has no probative value at all.
Maxrep wrote:The NYTimes put their reputation on the line likely for a source that desired anonymity.
And their reputation was perfectly safe, wasn't it? Most of their readership were completely uninformed about Mormons; they believed only what they read in the papers; and they were disposed, if not downright eager, to believe the worst, and the juicier, the better.
In other words, they were almost as bigoted as you.
Maxrep wrote:It is completely reasonable that the issue of missionaries picking out the more fair virgins before their arrival in the valley was addressed many different times.
In other words, you are assuming, as usual. Call for references, please; what
reliable sources support the quote you know to be bogus?
Maxrep wrote:It is also completely reasonable that a frustrated Heber was more blundt at times than others.
In other words, you are assuming, as usual. Call for references, please; what
reliable sources support the quote you know to be bogus?
Maxrep wrote:I will also provide some additional Heber quotes, as well as quotes from other church leaders, that show there is absolutely nothing out of the ordinary or fantastic with regards to this particular quote.
In other words, you can't support that one, so you're going to try a distraction game.
I'd love to see you try Ann Eliza's "buying a cow" libel.
Maxrep wrote:Until I return...
I can hardly wait.
Regards,
Pahoran
Here you see a classic example of how apologists at MAD work. They get up on their high horse as superiors, then they completely try to derail the thread with ridicules CFRs, using classic lawyer logic, that one can't use any kind of common sense reasonable deductive logic in the discussion, and you must provide absolute evidence of the truth of your claim, or it is invalid...oh the irony...coming from a group that is in the tenuous position of trying to defend the LDS church.
BUT, then, when they are giving facts and quotes and scientific knowledge, they either out right deny it, or they try to do mental gymnastics to make it fit their paradigm...and they almost always resort to mocking the poster rather than addressing the issue...and they have the balls to call those that disagree with them apostate, wolf in sheep clothing, Korihors.
Classic.
I'm sure Pohoran will call for CFR for this post as well.
A good example is my previous post where Pahoran called for reference about him claiming the thread was closed because of Maxrep insults towards him. I quoted him saying just that. Let's see how he apoligizes his way out that mess.
1. He will mock me, the poster who provided the facts.
2. He will do some mental gymnastics saying that I took him out of context or something.
3. He will call for a CFR or something again.
4. He will close the thread and I will get banned.
5. He will reopen the thread, put up JUST ONE more faith promoting post, and then close it again so no else can respond to it.
Oh wait. I forgot. This board is all about having a fair playing field, and it is more interested in the truth, rather than defending the organization. My bad.