tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post8340364372575054618..comments2024-03-27T05:16:45.951-04:00Comments on Madman's Paradise: I might be able to get my D'Souza fix after allAsylum Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-11386166777059417632009-01-26T21:07:00.000-05:002009-01-26T21:07:00.000-05:00Okay, I just can't resist anymore or hold it in: ...Okay, I just can't resist anymore or hold it in: I am STILL thinking of eating Thai food with Dan Barker. One of the most fun nights ever, AND I learned that I like Thai food. Barker is going to smash, like Hulk. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-78069519645511363202009-01-20T14:11:00.000-05:002009-01-20T14:11:00.000-05:00I've never liked the term apologist for that reaso...I've never liked the term apologist for that reason. Because most of the most well known among them lie unapologetically!<BR/><BR/>I think that Dinesh congratulating himself on having an incredible level of Dineshness, and for letting all around him appreciate the amount of Dineshitude that he is able to capture in his every syllable sums up the nature of these events quite nicely. <BR/><BR/>On Asylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-81067780802629958092009-01-20T13:53:00.000-05:002009-01-20T13:53:00.000-05:00Dinesh D'Souza can't be an apologist. One would th...Dinesh D'Souza can't be an apologist. One would think that requires an ounce of humility, of which I'm convinced he has none.<BR/><BR/>Does he really debate? Or does he more congratulate himself on being so...Dinesh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-20717779705064642622009-01-20T12:44:00.000-05:002009-01-20T12:44:00.000-05:00I've never wanted to visit Minnesota. This debate ...I've never wanted to visit Minnesota. This debate could give me a reason!<BR/><BR/> ..... Nah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-65205582453595154942009-01-20T12:42:00.000-05:002009-01-20T12:42:00.000-05:00Funny enough, that didn't occur to me! But, I'm j...Funny enough, that didn't occur to me! But, I'm just leisurely reading through the posts from most recent to least right now. Which basically means that I am reading the posts in reverse chronological order (well, sort of, since I am still reading the 15 posts on each page from top to bottom). I'll get there eventually.Asylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-10757070323403750752009-01-20T12:13:00.001-05:002009-01-20T12:13:00.001-05:00But you already knew that...But you already knew that...GearHedEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288513835630145996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-38469539028988847232009-01-20T12:13:00.000-05:002009-01-20T12:13:00.000-05:00Quickest way to get there is to load up page 113 (...Quickest way to get there is to load up page 113 (change the page number at the end of the URL string)GearHedEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288513835630145996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-91151015080228991942009-01-20T11:56:00.000-05:002009-01-20T11:56:00.000-05:001682...alright, I'll look for it and go from there...1682...alright, I'll look for it and go from there. I already that little Magic Space Pixie post that you left there, that was nice.<BR/><BR/>"I say, "If God deprives me of my well-deserved rest to sing hosannas at the foot of his throne for all eternity, I'm gonna go postal on him!""<BR/><BR/>Agreed. I'd much prefer Hell.<BR/><BR/>"Let us bow our heads and picture God sitting at a row of dialsAsylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-62104314274104934152009-01-20T11:29:00.000-05:002009-01-20T11:29:00.000-05:00I've said it before, too: that xians FEAR the conc...I've said it before, too: that xians FEAR the concept of death being final, and claim that such a notion is without hope. I say, "If God deprives me of my well-deserved rest to sing hosannas at the foot of his throne for all eternity, I'm gonna go postal on him!"GearHedEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288513835630145996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-37825334220089815922009-01-20T11:21:00.000-05:002009-01-20T11:21:00.000-05:00I guess D'Souza will finish with his 'Grand Design...I guess D'Souza will finish with his 'Grand Design' prayer.<BR/><BR/>"Let us bow our heads and picture God sitting at a row of dials setting his Laws of the Universe to allow us to spring to life on one tiny ball of rock. Amen."<BR/><BR/>I mean really, do these debaters NOT do any homework AT ALL on Dinesh and his method of wording the debate carefully an then completely ignoring 'the question'.<pboyfloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475980562742243007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-75455200352589354742009-01-20T11:10:00.000-05:002009-01-20T11:10:00.000-05:00But if you really want to see the big picture, you...But if you really want to see the big picture, you gotta go back to post #1682 where I first came in and poked at Observant's mangling of the English language. That set him off on a tirade that lasted until ~ post #2100. It's fun reading.GearHedEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288513835630145996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-81457077331003728392009-01-20T11:05:00.000-05:002009-01-20T11:05:00.000-05:00I put up some good stuff of my own, too. I hosed d...I put up some good stuff of my own, too. I hosed down Observant in post # 2044, then gave him a week to prove god exists, except that he can't use the bible. His week is up today, and he hasn't deigned to respond...GearHedEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288513835630145996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-39593203689439121652009-01-20T10:50:00.000-05:002009-01-20T10:50:00.000-05:00Okay, wasn't as argumentative as I thought. Thoug...Okay, wasn't as argumentative as I thought. Though I have to admit, I've never seen Brian and Botts debate quite like that before. That was interesting.Asylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-41536666796431004672009-01-20T10:37:00.000-05:002009-01-20T10:37:00.000-05:00Jeez. I'll have to take a brief glimpse, but I ca...Jeez. I'll have to take a brief glimpse, but I can never really stomach discussion that has gone that far, because it normally has degenerated into 7 or 8 tangential debates by that point.Asylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-71534582238409918602009-01-20T09:58:00.000-05:002009-01-20T09:58:00.000-05:00Are you aware that his last newsblogger entry is o...Are you aware that his last newsblogger entry is ove 2700 posts now? There's still alively discussion going on in there.GearHedEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288513835630145996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-74437338170567925992009-01-20T09:18:00.000-05:002009-01-20T09:18:00.000-05:00"he's like that really obnoxious college freshman ..."he's like that really obnoxious college freshman that just finished his first semester as a business major and thinks he's suddenly an economic adviser to the president."<BR/><BR/>Speaking from experience? I would honestly think that first semester business majors would fancy themselves to be a two steps away from CEO's. Which could be just as annoying, I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>"it is absolutely Asylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-56478524021735064042009-01-19T23:58:00.000-05:002009-01-19T23:58:00.000-05:00gaaaaaaaaaawwwwwd i cannot stand dinesh. he's like...gaaaaaaaaaawwwwwd i cannot stand dinesh. <BR/><BR/>he's like that really obnoxious college freshman that just finished his first semester as a business major and thinks he's suddenly an economic adviser to the president.<BR/><BR/>kind of like that chode with the pony tail that matt damon clowns on in the bar in "good will hunting". how do you like them apples?<BR/><BR/>the thing with dinesh is heRichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086751337366386993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-86042743203389952562009-01-19T21:34:00.000-05:002009-01-19T21:34:00.000-05:00But...but...this time could be different! It's fu...But...but...this time could be different! <BR/><BR/>It's funny, but I was actually considering looking at his "What's so Great about Christianity?" for dissection's sake. But, then, after watching a few seconds of the debate currently on his website, remembering how it sounded identical to the three or so other debates I've seen him in, realizing how pathetic all of his blog articles about Asylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-6116144323899077142009-01-19T21:11:00.000-05:002009-01-19T21:11:00.000-05:00Yeah, Pliny's right.It does not matter the the out...Yeah, Pliny's right.<BR/><BR/>It does not matter the the outcome of ANY debate involving D'Souza.<BR/><BR/>He'll just spout the same non-sense and claim victory when it's over.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073782907747032366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-38294538778748468282009-01-19T21:05:00.000-05:002009-01-19T21:05:00.000-05:00“Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the r...“Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe." <BR/><BR/>Not only a good description of D'Souza's sense of self, but also reminds me of confirmation bias(well...to a degree. At least with confirmation bias, you have actual evidence supporting your opinion, rather than a natural inclination to distort things that almost support your belief until Asylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533081609065951225.post-23055197516253357632009-01-19T20:07:00.000-05:002009-01-19T20:07:00.000-05:00You know it might just be a whole lot easier for e...You know it might just be a whole lot easier for everyone to just cancel the debate and let DD declare victory in the debate which is what he'll do anyway regardless of the outcome. He is protected by the intellectual aegis of Augustine; “Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe." Pretty much covers his opinions of his abilities doesn't it Pliny-the-in-Betweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580900408227953736noreply@blogger.com