You say, There is nothing wrong with saying, "This is what I think happened, and here's the reasons (facts, experinece, or whatever) for believing this." Fine. This is exactly what I did in post 9. I laid out why it was ignorant of science to think that it is a "leap of faith" to believe that anything useful can be gleaned from the study of teeth and jaw fragments.
For my trouble, I get accused of trying to make him look stupid. I did exactly what you claim I should have -- told him why he's wrong and why -- and simply by doing so, he accuses me of trying to make him look stupid. (Well, at least he didn't accuse me of being a sex fiend, a communist, a liberal, a DUer, an atheist, or any number of other choice tags that the ignoratti on these boards favor.)Now, not only did I have explain to this ignorant fool the difference between ignorance and stupidity, but I have to now deal with the likes of you. You think I'm f-ing full of myself?? Well, take your opinion, worthless as it is, and stick it.
And lastly, I'm not trying to influence people or impress them. I don't want converts, this isn't a church or a cult. I'm simply stating the facts as I see them. If someone doesn't like those facts, their dislike won't change the facts one bit. Again, if someone volunteers to be stupid, by clinging to subjective ignorance over objective reality, that's their business. But I am not going to pretend that their willing ignorance is something other than what it is. And you're a damned fool if you think I'm going to give a rat's ass that some other damned fool doesn't like it.
No, you went well beyond that. You're not critiquing - you're slinging mud. Every other descriptive word is a derogatory reference to someone who has a different viewpoint than you. (There are different viewpoints out there, you know.)
There's a difference between intelligent discourse and a shouting match, but apparently you haven't been schooled on those finer points. I'm not saying your initial points or facts were wrong, but labeling someone else's attempt to express himself as vomit is a bit beyond the pale for me. That says nothing (except about you), and it accomplishes nothing.
And no, you don't have to "put up with the likes of" me in this discussion. I'm not really much interested in seeing, hearing, or bothering with your "rat's ass", as you so eloquently put it.
Whatever fine points you and your ilk may have made here today, you lost them with your approach.
Good thing for you you're not looking to win arguments here.
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