Title: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: Kylyssa on March 24, 2009, 12:44:25 AM
Post by: Kylyssa on March 24, 2009, 12:44:25 AM
I've come up with a new point to stop debating with someone. The second the word evolutionist comes out, I can pretty much tell I may as well go talk to a turnip as try to debate with that person.
Some of my other attempted debate stop points are "it takes a lot of faith to be an atheist" or "there are no transitional forms" or even "you can't be 100% sure god doesn't exist so he must!"
So what are the lines that bring you to a point where you may not be able to bring yourself to stop debating but you know you just should?
Some of my other attempted debate stop points are "it takes a lot of faith to be an atheist" or "there are no transitional forms" or even "you can't be 100% sure god doesn't exist so he must!"
So what are the lines that bring you to a point where you may not be able to bring yourself to stop debating but you know you just should?
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: Sophus on March 24, 2009, 01:15:49 AM
Post by: Sophus on March 24, 2009, 01:15:49 AM
I don't know. Sometimes the outcome actually surprises me. Some of these people don't actually believe those sayings as much as they've just been programmed into their brain by the religious community.
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: Hitsumei on March 24, 2009, 02:03:29 AM
Post by: Hitsumei on March 24, 2009, 02:03:29 AM
"That's just human reason and logic". Anything bigoted. But most commonly when I find myself repeating the same things over and over without having them addressed. That makes me think that continuing is probably a waste of time.
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: curiosityandthecat on March 24, 2009, 02:14:43 AM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on March 24, 2009, 02:14:43 AM
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
That one gets me every time.
(I feel your pain.)
That one gets me every time.
(I feel your pain.)
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: Whitney on March 24, 2009, 02:45:42 AM
Post by: Whitney on March 24, 2009, 02:45:42 AM
I see them as annoying opportunities to attempt to teach the person why non-fundamentalists think of the phrases they use.
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: 4DeepThought2 on March 24, 2009, 10:15:06 PM
Post by: 4DeepThought2 on March 24, 2009, 10:15:06 PM
In my experience people try to use faith as an "argument" or "reason" for their "proof" of God. It usually stops when someone says ,"FAITH blah blah FAITH blah blah blah FAITH."
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: Twiddler on March 25, 2009, 04:00:12 AM
Post by: Twiddler on March 25, 2009, 04:00:12 AM
"Something something something burn in hell for all eternity something something" usually does it for me. I get it. Hell's really hot, probably not a place I would spend summer vacation in...
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: Will on March 25, 2009, 05:12:18 AM
Post by: Will on March 25, 2009, 05:12:18 AM
I cannot stand, "Oh that's just human nature". There's no such thing, please stop oversimplifying.
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: Ihateyoumike on March 25, 2009, 07:40:43 AM
Post by: Ihateyoumike on March 25, 2009, 07:40:43 AM
Quote from: "Will"please stop oversimplifying.
Oh, it's just human nature to oversimplify.
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: Tanker on March 25, 2009, 08:08:02 AM
Post by: Tanker on March 25, 2009, 08:08:02 AM
The one I hate is Darwinist. If I believe Einsteins Special Therory of Relativity I'm not an Einsteinist, or in gravity I'm not a Newtonist. So why would believing in Evolution make me a Darwinist.
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: Nulono on March 26, 2009, 11:48:37 PM
Post by: Nulono on March 26, 2009, 11:48:37 PM
"Evolutionist" as a pejorative is a strictly American thing.
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: BadPoison on March 27, 2009, 02:17:22 AM
Post by: BadPoison on March 27, 2009, 02:17:22 AM
Me: "Anyone who says as an absolute that they "know" that there is or isn't a god either has access to data I do not, or they're lying to themselves."
Them: "No, I know because it's what I believe."
[Start string of circular logic]
Them: "No, I know because it's what I believe."
[Start string of circular logic]
Title: Re: Evolutionist and Other Silly Words I (Try To) Stop At
Post by: Bediddle on April 22, 2009, 04:18:39 PM
Post by: Bediddle on April 22, 2009, 04:18:39 PM
Evangelical is a silly word.
It sounds cold and wobbly.
It sounds cold and wobbly.