Doctor Scratch wrote:Sorry, why me, but the fact is that Dr. Peterson has just done too many really cruel things during his 25+ year Mopologetic career. He'll either atone for this in some way, or it will be his legacy. Frankly, I think I've been doing him a favor.
Alright! Internet sheriff number 2, right behind Joseph here at MDB. Almost as awesome as being a net nanny, but without the British accent.
That's General Leo. He could be my friend if he weren't my enemy. eritis sicut dii I support NCMO
stemelbow wrote:Oh boy...I am rolling my eyes here. He's done cruel things, in your view which haven't been established,
They haven't? Look, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt here, Stem. How much of DCP's FARMS stuff have you read? How about the material on SHIELDS? And how much do you know about what happened with Eric?
Maybe your definition of cruelty is different from mine, but I have a hard time seeing how this "body of work" is something that any normal, feeling person can just shrug off.
"[I]f, while hoping that everybody else will be honest and so forth, I can personally prosper through unethical and immoral acts without being detected and without risk, why should I not?." --Daniel Peterson, 6/4/14
You'll find my articles on such things as "Nephi and His Asherah," "The Motif of the Weeping God," "'Ye are Gods'," and "The Qur’anic Tree of Life" especially vicious.
Doctor Scratch wrote:How about the material on SHIELDS?
Doctor Scratch wrote:And how much do you know about what happened with Eric?
A tale that fairly sears the screen!
Doctor Scratch wrote:Maybe your definition of cruelty is different from mine, but I have a hard time seeing how this "body of work" is something that any normal, feeling person can just shrug off.
It's difficult to know whether Scratch is faking it or is genuinely crazy.
I really haven't made my mind up yet -- not even after five full years of it.
Methinks that The Bokovoy Faction and The Peterson Faction are no more real than are The Packer Faction and The Oaks Faction.
I do think that David B. represents positive change in Mopologetics. Do you disagree?
"[I]f, while hoping that everybody else will be honest and so forth, I can personally prosper through unethical and immoral acts without being detected and without risk, why should I not?." --Daniel Peterson, 6/4/14
Daniel Peterson wrote:not even after the five years Scratch has been full of it.
Fixed it for you.
; )
"[I]f, while hoping that everybody else will be honest and so forth, I can personally prosper through unethical and immoral acts without being detected and without risk, why should I not?." --Daniel Peterson, 6/4/14
Daniel Peterson wrote:David Bokovoy illustrates one of the many sensibilities among LDS scholars. I like him very much.
Yeah, it's interesting how he doesn't seem to have any enemies (apart from, say, Will Schryver). He seems to be pretty much universally liked.
Why do you suppose the case with you is so strikingly different?
"[I]f, while hoping that everybody else will be honest and so forth, I can personally prosper through unethical and immoral acts without being detected and without risk, why should I not?." --Daniel Peterson, 6/4/14
Daniel Peterson wrote:You would like to think that I'm widely disliked, to imagine that large numbers of others share your passionate antipathy toward me.
But, sadly for you, that's simply not the case.
Lol. You *are* widely disliked. Don't you remember all those little quotes you kept from RfM, where people were voicing their dislike for you? Have you looked at Infymus's "Mormon Curtain" section on you? Or what about Kurt Van Gorden and James White? They big fans of yours? How about Loftes Tryk, Suzie Q, Tal Bachman, Steve Benson, or Bob McCue?
I always thought that was kind of a badge of pride for you--the notion that the "antis" and critics disliked you.
"[I]f, while hoping that everybody else will be honest and so forth, I can personally prosper through unethical and immoral acts without being detected and without risk, why should I not?." --Daniel Peterson, 6/4/14