Some Schmo wrote:Jersey Girl wrote: I mean, is posting insults to or about Daniel, supposed to mean something? Do posters who do so, think they've landed a punch for the "team" (read:herd) or something?
It makes people look straight up stupid.
Is posting an insult to people who post insults to Dan supposed to mean something?
Ask yourself why you made this post, and you'll have answered your own question.
Here I disagree with you, Schmo. I posted no insult, I posted an observation regarding how the behavior makes people appear. I made the above post because I'm mystified as to why people would spend so much time on one person and I wonder what motivates people to do so.
I see it in much the same way as I do when I see ex-LDS appear to be fascinated with alcohol (as in the new thread by collegeterrace). Who cares?
It's just booze.
I mean seriously, it's all well and good to find out what people's preferences are however, between here and RFM's recurring posts such as "What beer should I begin with?" it's entirely strange. For pete sakes, how hard is this? Open a bottle and taste it.
Same thing with Daniel. Daniel isn't the force that drives the church nor is he responsible for all things apologetic. I see very little discussion here regarding the actual work of apologists. For example, recent threads about Kerry Shirts youtube site have virtually nothing to do with his apologetics. They have to do with ragging on people's appearances and demeanor, not the 400+ other films he's got about actual strands of apologetics.
What the hell?