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Originally Posted by rstrats
Aaron W.,
re: "...AND this has to come from someone who holds a belief in what you've called '6th day crucifixion.'"
I don't think I've said that the examples have to come from 6th day of the week crucifixion advocates.
And yet...
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Originally Posted by rstrats
BTW, as I said in an earlier post, this topic is not directed to you since you're not a believer in a 6th day of the week crucifixion.
You have now openly stated (and seem to be affirming an earlier position) that you've directed your question at a certain sub-population.
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re: "It is absolutely true that people tend to ignore people who make unreasonable requests."
I don't see how it is unreasonable to ask someone who makes an assertion about something - in this case that something is common - to provide examples to support their assertion.
Yes, I think we can all see that you don't understand, despite having it explained to you multiple times. But I'll repeat the reasons just for the entertainment of watching you completely ignore it again.
The types of writings you're hoping for simply don't exist. In a largely oral culture, it is not common to find large amounts of writings of mundane things. And given the amount of time that has elapsed since then, one would expect that (if such writings did exist) that they would be lost to history.
Instead, we come to conclusions based on inferences of existing writings. You have already agreed to all of the precepts required to accept the reading to be understood. But you continue to want to be flown to moon and choose not to accept that evidence.
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If I tell someone that I'm a concert pianist would it be unreasonable to ask me to demonstrate my ability?
Is there a piano nearby? If not, then yes it's a completely unreasonable request.
Concert Pianist: I'm a concert pianist.
Skeptic: Can you show me?
CP: No. There's no piano nearby. But here's a recording of me.
S: That's not good enough. I want you to show me.
CP: You can google my name if you want.
S: That's not good enough. I want you to show me.
CP: (Calls his friend over) What do I do for a living?
Friend: You're a concert pianist
S: Nope. I want you to play for me.
CP: There are no pianos here. I can't play for you now.
S: Then you're not a concert pianist.
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Actually, it would make me feel more knowledgeable if examples were provided. But I guess you might call that smarter in a way.
Unfortunately, you've proven yourself to be less intelligent in how you've chosen to approach the topic. You've been given information. You've been given sources for that information. You have chosen to disengage intellectually and continually insist on pursuing just a specific piece of information. A smart person would not do this.
A smart person, over the course of ten years, would have learned enough about the question at hand to understand the difficulty of finding an answer of this specific type. A smart person, over the course of ten years, would have at least opened up to other ways of learning about the situation. A smart person, over the course of ten years, wouldn't continue to be this dumb. Why not become a smarter person?