1. Why not just stop responding? Why the need to draw attention by saying that you’re going to stop responding with a self generated coded message that people are supposed to know that it means you’re stopping responding? Just stop responding.
2. Why the need to announce TTOC within conversations and discussions that you’re not a part of (which you’ve already done)? That’s like going up to a group at a party who are already engaged in a conversation and just rudely butting in with “I’m not interested in this discussion”. I mean, what type of person does that?
It's a way of saying "Don't think that the fact I don't reply to the claims made in this thread shows that I don't have a really effective answer that would skewer all you anti-Mormons. I do - but I just can't be bothered to tell you what it is, and anyway you probably wouldn't understand. So there."
Posting on this board IS his senior mission, surely?
Maksutov:
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
Mayan Elephant:
Not only have I denounced the Big Lie, I have denounced the Big lie big lie.
What my wife and I do as we move into our later stages of life is none of your stinkin' business. We are quite comfortable with the service we provide to others in and out of the church and within our family.
We're doing what we should be doing at this time. What the future holds, who knows?
But we surely are not beholden to you, IHQ, or anyone else on a board which is mainly composed of critics looking for anything to criticize when it comes to the LDS church or its leaders/members.
You folks are surprisingly adolescent in your criticisms at times.
...if you’re sincere about wanting to reduce the vitriol, this is the kind of bullcrap that you need to stop doing. What gets you sideways with people every single time is your passive aggressive process comments...
...if you’re sincere about wanting to reduce the vitriol, this is the kind of bullcrap that you need to stop doing. What gets you sideways with people every single time is your passive aggressive process comments...
...I understand that there are some things that B.H. Roberts said that you would rather not hear...
There is absolutely no problem with the way I said that. You are hypersensitive, methinks.
I've noticed this tendency seems to permeate much of what you say and how you interact with others. That is MY observation. You may agree or disagree.
Life experiences for each of us makes us who we are to some extent. But anyone of us can change in ways that let us better able to interact with those that may not see things the way we do.
B.H. Roberts did say things. Some of those things I've recently.
Question: If you had a choice would you rather that I had not posted them? If so, why? If it wasn't really a big deal one way or the other...why not just leave it alone?
...if you’re sincere about wanting to reduce the vitriol, this is the kind of bullcrap that you need to stop doing. What gets you sideways with people every single time is your passive aggressive process comments...
There is absolutely no problem with the way I said that. You are hypersensitive, methinks.
Exhibit A
The passive aggressive It’s always everyone else’s fault/problem/misunderstanding/mistake…
Premise 1. Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable.
Premise 2. The best evidence for the Book of Mormon is eyewitness testimony.
Conclusion. Therefore, the best evidence for the Book of Mormon is notoriously unreliable.
I am actually interested in sharing ideas that maybe haven't been discussed yet and/or adding some flesh to things being discussed that I believe deserve and alternate point of view
If that’s true, where are the threads that you’ve started about things that haven’t been discussed yet?
Premise 1. Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable.
Premise 2. The best evidence for the Book of Mormon is eyewitness testimony.
Conclusion. Therefore, the best evidence for the Book of Mormon is notoriously unreliable.
Within many LDS thread topics I have spent a LOT of time and energy responding to the posts of some board members more than others. The common thread seems to be that these particular folks have multiple ways and means to try and provoke and inflame and steer the conversation towards me rather than engage in honest discussion.
In the past I've mentioned this and my desire to move towards more civil discussion. What occurs, however, is what we saw recently where some posters 'flooded the zone' with posts meant to well, flood the zone. When I post a response with meaningful dialogue it is ignored.
I don't have time for that anymore. Recently I responded to some posts by certain individuals (you might guess who they are) by simply replying "TTOC", which means "Turn The Other Cheek". I could have been doing this before but fell into traps of feeling a need to respond to most posts.
No more.
There may be significantly more responses on my part of "TTOC" when I can see the conversation is going nowhere except downhill with false innuendo, trolling my posts, and the like.
This will save me a LOT of time while still being a participant on the board. Enough is enough.
The downside is that there will be a LOT of 'flak' and other words thrown out there, however untrue, that I will have to take on the chin.
I appreciate folks such as huckleberry and some others that seem to have a sense of fairness.
So, in the future as I see some posts come up from certain individuals I will simply respond with "TTOC".
It's NOT that I am afraid of responding. It's simply that there are some folks I am just plain tired of rehashing and rehashing the same old stuff with.
I am actually interested in sharing ideas that maybe haven't been discussed yet and/or adding some flesh to things being discussed that I believe deserve and alternate point of view
Thanks for your time.
Best wishes to everyone.
MG
If anyone was wondering what DARVO looks like…
Premise 1. Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable.
Premise 2. The best evidence for the Book of Mormon is eyewitness testimony.
Conclusion. Therefore, the best evidence for the Book of Mormon is notoriously unreliable.
