Look at post 91
I can see what he was doing, but I have seen much bigger misrepresentations made by Papists.
And from this he generalizes that Protestant apologists are liars. It is to be ignored. Such broadbrush defamation is nothing but a sophisticated demonization tactic, very effective in deflecting a conversation away from substantive truth claim analysis, as the thread where the indiscretion occurred demonstrates.
GPH, I am certain you wish the event had not happened, but I can tell you as a member of my law review that sourcing an argument properly does help keep the focus on the substance of the things being argued. Against certain opponents, whose arguments on substance are weak, the temptation to exploit a technical weakness becomes irresistible. You cannot give them that option. It’s more work, but it’s worth it.
Vlad, sourcing integrity is important. We agree on this. But one misstep does not validate a false accusation against everyone else with whom you disagree. It is a false generalization, and using it for it’s falseness is as good as lying, even if only in the sense of a reckless disregard for the truth.
What does the command say? Don’t bear false witness against what? A source document? Or a neighbor? Not to diminish the wrongness of the one, but the other made it into God’s top ten list of bad things to do. There’s a reason for that.