And I have provided ample evidence that the Founding Generation were convinced contrarily. Going over the same ground will change nothing.
“Oh so now we are mind reading?”
Who is this “we,” Pilgrim?
“What makes you think I "seem" to think I am infallible?”
You ask, are the Founders infallible? I ask in return, are you infallible? You can’t seem to accept their judgment that The Declaration, which they wrote, was inspired by their Christian belief. You must believe your knowledge at least superior to theirs, if not infallible. Why else would you ask the question?
How pathetic?”
Are you asking me? Or are you making it personal?
“This is not about me but about Jefferson & others.”
You ask, “Is it against the law to interpret them individually?” I ask, Is it against the law to dispute your interpretations. You’re referring to your interpretations. Whom is making it about you, if not you?
“You are making it about me.”
Case building.
“I never accused anyone of blasphemy or "treason" for disagreeing with me.”
That’s right. You accused me of accusing you of treason, if not blasphemy, for having a different opinion of the Fathers. (“You make it sound as if having a different opinion of the Fathers is treason if not blasphemy?”)
“What's the matter? Running out of stuff to write so now we going to make this about me? No, we are not.”
More case building. If it’s not about you then stop talking about you.
“You are telling me to shut up?”
Is that a question? Or, have you an accusation? If an accusation, you have to account for the meaning of the following “He explained” to make the accusation stick. You tell me “Get hold of your emotions and pipe down your presumptuous attitude.” That reads like “shut up!” to me. The same sort of reaction I get from a lot of people who think they are above having to deal with disputation.
“Get lost, troll!”
Isn’t that making it personal? And conclusion jumping (And insulting)?
“Who are you to tell me to shut up?
It’s more like you were telling me to shut up. You’re really working up a lather of indignation now.
“If you have nothing to bring to the table but throw insults and make this personal, then you are on the wrong forum.”
In full case making mode now. Very impressive.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.