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To: Wrigley
Wrigley, I've read your posts on the Religion forum, and I'm not going to get into with you. I learned long ago that there are two kinds of people in this world: people who are genuinely interested in one's religion and want to learn more, and people who just want to bait and debate. I don't think you sincerely care about what I believe.
62 posted on 04/11/2003 3:42:55 PM PDT by Luna (Evil will not triumph...God is at the helm)
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To: Luna
Brave, brave luna ran away. :-)


65 posted on 04/11/2003 4:08:01 PM PDT by Wrigley
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To: Luna; Wrigley; drstevej
I learned long ago that there are two kinds of people in this world: people who are genuinely interested in one's religion and want to learn more, and people who just want to bait and debate.

Baiting and debating are two entirely different things, Luna. Debating is a sport - have you never heard of a High School Forensics Team? I was on one, and was quite good at it, thank you. Debating - if you and your opponent can still shake hands after crushing each other mercilessly in the ring - is great competitive sport. To be successful, you have to know your opponent and anticipate your opponent's intended arguments. I definitely enjoy engaging in it, and always learn something from my opponent, even if they fail to sway my opinion to their side. Like any sport, it's definitely no fun if your opponent is mis-matched.

Baiting is what you do to get a fish to bite the hook. It's also a useful test, if it's not done in an insulting or denigrating fashion, to see if the fish are hungry. And we have answered our Master's call to be fishers of men.

It's my observation from your own posts that you don't want your opponents to return your punches. That makes them your punching bags, and I call that bashing. So I'll respect your wishes, but not your position or your debating skills. You have lost the debate, by default.

I don't think you sincerely care about what I believe.

Likewise, I'm sure. Or else you'd be asking us more questions about what we believe, and why.

66 posted on 04/11/2003 4:11:51 PM PDT by Alex Murphy (Athanasius contra mundum!)
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