First of all, you immediately dismiss every Christian as the right-wing nut job Christians that most other Christians hate. Almost every Christian I know does not take the scripture literally, but instead does simply use it as a set of moral and philosophical guidelines.
I don't know anyone who is truly Christian, so I couldn't say. That certainly isn't the case here. Besides, I did not, and usually don't group all Christians together. As McDeth pointed out, exceptions are present in everything.
my apologies, what i read, i'd interpreted as a gross grouping of all Christians under a single convenient heading - i hate that sort of stereotyping, and therefore bitched about it.
Secondly, very few Christians believe that God is simply some old man up in the sky. It's a dated, clich?d reference.
Um... Sarcasm, dude. There's that density showing again.
If you'll look on the periodic table, around 121, you'll find "Jonesium", named after the matter discovered upon examination of my skull. However, just because I have a hard head does not mean I'm dense. When someone launches an attack, it becomes very difficult to discern serious intent from sarcasm, especially when the sarcastic comment takes the same bent as the rest of the post.
Third, you yourself claim to have been around for a few thousand years...
Sarcasm again... You might want to get a dictionary and look into the meaning of that word; SAR-CA-SIM
Ahh, here it is.
Sar?casm (n):
See: lord_malchiaWow! It's all clear to me now!
yet immediately dismiss the possibility that Phoenix could possibly be anywhere near what he says he is - in fact, to me it sounds like you're inferring that he's some delusional 14 year old sitting at a keyboard.
That's precisely what I'm implying... Thanks for finally realizing some of the subtle nuances in my statement. I guess it wasn't sarcasm though, so it wasn't a problem area of yours.
Sorry, but you obviously haven't been around long enough to know Phoenix very well. If he
is indeed a "delusional 14 year old", he's the most mature and wise 14 year old i've ever met. Sometimes a bit strongly-opined, but I think we all are, some moreso than others. At any rate, he's shared enough wisdom with me and helped me with enough situations that I'm at least willing to respect his wishes and treat him as he seeks to be treated, i.e. as a bird. And hell, I haven't seen him with my own two eyes, so there's nothing saying he
isn't a bird - not likely, perhaps, but in my short time on this planet I've seen more incredulous things, so I wouldn't be terribly surprised to meet him and find myself face to face with a giant bird.
Fifth, although I initially dismissed Woodsman's claims about you being dev/null, I did some research, and you walk like the afore-referenced duck, and quack like the afore-mentioned duck. I smell duck. IP addresses only lie when they don't match. Matching IPs very seldom lie.
Wow, I bet you guys feel real special for figuring this out too, huh? If I was really in this to deceive anyone, I wouldn't have chosen a name tied to an already established character of mine. I would have gone with something more along the lines of Bald&Sexy of DaWoman McLife 333, for example.
See, the trick is, prior to the research I'd done on a technical level, I looked back at some of your postings, and of the ones I skimmed, many were actually fairly constructive - at least not
destructive... so I gave you the benefit of the doubt until I completed my technical research.
I think we've all wasted enough time with this discussion, so please let's get this topic back on track. Due to multiple violations of the CC rules by someone who'd previously been banned, I hereby pronounce this issue "resolved". Con/Pho, if you think my resolution was a bit too harsh, let me know, or feel free to fix it yourself :)
