A place to make off-topic posts about quotations in the "Quote Thread"

[jewbinson]

Splendour quickly derailing the thread as usual. jk

[uke_master]

Originally Posted by Splendour

Mockery is such a sign of dysfunctionality.

who knew

[uke_master]

Can we also agree to never use the portmanteau "wikiquote" ever again? It should be banned right along with **** and **** and ******

[ajmargarine]

and *** ******

[uke_master]

Three letter banned word? I must be stupid. Nvm got it.

[zumby]

[asdfasdf32]

^^^

[Splendour]

Ha ha...quotes are just little bits of wisdom and knowledge...

If you want all encompassing wisdom and knowledge then you've got to go to God for it because He's the only one that's got it.

[jewbinson]

quotes are just little bits of wisdom and knowledge...

LOL. Splendour is just... Splendid

[zumby]

Here I'd like Splendour to describe, in her own words, the meaning and implications of the quote she posted here

[Splendour]

I'm not explaining anything to literal fundy atheists any more.

I just posted a discovery.

You can construct it any way you like since you're in charge of your own mind.

As for me I let God lead me. I gave Him charge over my person and thinking a long time ago.

[zumby]

Blah blah blah. You don't understand almost anything you post unless it's directly based on scripture. For example:

- I'm not a literal fundy atheist. I'm an agnostic atheist.
- What you posted is not a discovery. No disrespect to Sperry, but he's been dead for nearly 20 years.
- What you posted is just one of many hypotheses among those who study the mind.
- The hypothesis you posted, if true, would have no bearing on atheism.
- The scientist you quoted specifically denies dualism.

Much like your other recent embarrassing attempts to discredit Darwinism by championing Lamarck and your baffling posts about epigenetics, you've skim-read some wikipedia pages and created your own narrative. What's really frustrating is not that you make bad arguments in defense of your position, it's that you don't even know what arguments you're supposed to be making! Any atheist here could do a much much better job of defending your position than you do.

[Splendour]

I'm not arguing. I don't care about arguments. I care about spiritual growth and spiritual discoveries.

You can stay in your spiritual agitation all by yourself, zumby. You're the one that argues yourself into it.

I've been saying the Lord's Prayer, sometimes several times a day, for several years now.

CASE OF MOTHER TERESA POINTS OUT NEED FOR SPIRITUAL PROTECTION
http://www.spiritdaily.org/teresadeliverance.htm

[zumby]

I think you misunderstand the way we use the word 'argument' in this forum.

noun
1an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one:
I’ve had an argument with my father
heated arguments over public spending
[mass noun]:
there was some argument about the decision
2a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory:
there is a strong argument for submitting a formal appeal

You love posting quotes from Christian apologists. Apologetics are a form of argument.

[Splendour]

Originally Posted by zumby

I think you misunderstand the way we use the word 'argument' in this forum.

noun
1an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one:
I’ve had an argument with my father
heated arguments over public spending
[mass noun]:
there was some argument about the decision
2a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory:
there is a strong argument for submitting a formal appeal

You love posting quotes from Christian apologists. Apologetics are a form of argument.

I'd advise you to stop being addicted to arguing.

Arguing has a competitive component to it and if you're on the wrong side your pride will keep you on the wrong side.

Instead petition God for enlightenment.

If you notice the organization of the bible: the Psalms (where one praises God) proceed Proverbs (where God grants people wisdom).

That the bible is organized that way is no accident.

Now imagine you are constantly kicking out your enlightenment from God by arguing against Him before He can enlighten you personally.

That's what most people do up here.

The Apologists on the board are serving God. There is a purpose to what they do.

There's no purpose behind what an atheist does though.

God will absolutely teach a person to govern himself if you ask Him that is.

Imagine what a crime it is against yourself if God can't teach you to govern yourself.

There are crimes against the self, y'know. Suicide is one of them.