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Re: I admit it, I'm a religious extremist
You said too much, Whysper! You had better watch it, or we will have to take care of you, if you get my drift.
posted by
arGee
on October 10, 2007 at 6:03 AM
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It is common to combine adjectives to nouns without digging into the depth of it.
posted by
A-and-B
on October 10, 2007 at 5:06 AM
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Whysper - too funny - but the sad part about it is that there have been a
few bloggers that actually believed what you are saying tongue in cheek.
A couple of the wannabe messiahs come to mind.
posted by
gomedome
on October 9, 2007 at 11:50 AM
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Xeno-x - in this case, there is no reasoning -
The contention gets shot down in flames the second you ask someone utilizing it to list their criteria of what they consider an extremist? Invariably they place their own beliefs as the norm and anyone they disagree with as holding an extreme view.
posted by
gomedome
on October 9, 2007 at 11:48 AM
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arGee - not really - one just becomes weary from reading so many half baked
assertions being picked up and utilized as if they are meaningful.
posted by
gomedome
on October 9, 2007 at 11:45 AM
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richinstore - thanx for stopping by
posted by
gomedome
on October 9, 2007 at 11:43 AM
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I admit it, I'm a religious extremist
Although, I'm not entirely certain what I follow can be considered a religion, since we won't let anyone else join and it's so secret even I don't know how it all works.
I do know that a common tactic in debate is to attempt to get your opponent sidetracked with emotional attacks. I'm not entirely certain that Atheists can be any more extreme, since they just plain don't believe. How can you extremely not believe? I know they're all wrong and they would believe if they knew what I know, but I'm not allowed to tell them. So they get to go their merry way and that's what makes me so extreme. Here I am, with the knowledge that would convert every atheist on the planet to theism and I just won't share it. It's mine and I'm going to take it over there......
posted by
Whysper
on October 9, 2007 at 11:01 AM
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it's like "politically correct"
and other such -- codewords and phrases
a label however inaccurate that people take up
reason has nothing to do with it.
posted by
Xeno-x
on October 9, 2007 at 8:17 AM
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Sounds like someone punched your button this morning, Gome...
posted by
arGee
on October 9, 2007 at 7:41 AM
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gome
thanks for sharing.
posted by
richinstore
on October 9, 2007 at 7:17 AM
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