When one Freeper behaves a certain way the opponent will often respond in kind. Very childish. Two wrongs have never made a right.
Mocking is not impressive and doesn't win debates. It's immature - but common in a town square format where posters use spitwads when they have no ammunition.
The debate winners on "open" Religion Forum threads are the ones who realize all of this, ignore mocking altogether and instead present their arguments whether pro or con
Two wrongs may not make a right, but the first wrong never seems to get the moderator hammer, does it?
Catholics worship Mary. (Wrong#1)
Ptotestants worship Paul. (Wrong #2)
There are two wrongs for you, neither one makes a “right.” But the first wrong, a lie, starts the flames. I know you don’t intervene in doctrine, but my goodness, how many times do people in one church have to say something is a lie before the other church stops lying?
It’s a lie, it’s a lie, it’s a freaking lie, how about the “Mary-Ishtar goddess cult” lie. How many times do we have to read THAT inflammatory post before somebody calls a halt to wrong #1? We might get somewhere on this forum if there were limits set on some of the worst.
Not that I particularly care how stupid the opposition makes itself look. But good grief!