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To: wallcrawlr
Excuse me, but the dictionary that I read has a definition for despot that is " A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.".

I think that it is clear here -- and you have to agree with your logic -- that the Christian God is a tyrant; he weilds power oppressively. And just to further the dictionary game, that means that he is " A ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner." So the Christian god is a cruel, harsh ruler, which means that he is "Disposed to inflict pain or suffering."

Or are you the only one who gets to decide what definitions apply and when?

I'm going to reduce my postings to you.

I'm not surprised. The most common response from a creationist, when their logic is exposed as having a faulty premise, is first to dishonestly try to justify their use of a faulty argument, and then to run away like a coward while blaming everyone else for the response that they get to using dishonest and/or illogical arguments.
119 posted on 05/12/2005 9:12:35 AM PDT by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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To: Dimensio
I'm not surprised. The most common response from a creationist, when their logic is exposed as having a faulty premise, is first to dishonestly try to justify their use of a faulty argument, and then to run away like a coward while blaming everyone else for the response that they get to using dishonest and/or illogical arguments.

oh whatever...if it makes you feel better, than go ahead. I dont have that level of pride you obviously need...so do whatever it takes to make yourself feel like a winner.

Its been a long time since I've had a discussion on Fr where someone like yourself gets so personal...please do me a corresponding favor and dont post in my threads or engage me directly again.

120 posted on 05/12/2005 9:17:25 AM PDT by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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To: Dimensio; RadioAstronomer
Or are you the only one who gets to decide what definitions apply and when?

He's apparently invoking the Anti-Evo's "Egalitarian Principle of Definitions": All definitions of a word are interchangeable and have equal applicability in all circumstances, but only when it is useful to supporting HIS argument.

The one thing that is clear is that rational discourse is impossible with those who invoke such principles.

138 posted on 05/12/2005 10:47:47 AM PDT by longshadow
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