… which is not the same as saying they are covetous and is certainly not high up on the list of insults, nor direct, and nor outside of the context of what Jesus would say.
The part that makes you such a hypocritical bastard is here…
…you inferred (with no less strength of statement) that Bible man is a liar, and did so incorrectly as tagos had to point out.
I know you don’t like me and apparently you find my statements hit pretty close to home (as such of all the “Great debates” moderators you are the only one that takes offense) but how about you stop being such a pussy about it and either admit I’m right or show me where I am wrong?
Now I know you won’t take me up on my offer and I know you’ll continue to hide behind your moderator badge and take pot shots at me when you can, so in the meantime, how about you just suck my cock you ballless bastard, who in all your erudition you don’t have the stones to give up the belief in magic you learned at your mothers knee.
While not agreeing with his/her message, in my opinion the manner in which badchad linked to individual posts is probably the best option. If you wish to read more of the thread in which a particular post is cited, then click on the blue thread title at the very top and right of the page. That will allow you to see the entire thread.
No, not really. ( At least you didn’t say implied.)
implied is to inferred as inferred is to noticed.
The correct statement would be that Tomndebb et.al. noticed that Bible man was lying.
Oh. And tagos couldn’t point out the end of his finger in that thread.
Actually, that sounds like a great topic for GD: Find the Posts Which Best Demonstrate That Tomndebb is an Evil Hypocritical Bastard. We could dig up some oldies but goodies and link to them in our farewell posts.
Are you now moving outside the context of what Jesus would say?
You try too hard, badchad. Girls like boys who are subtle.
I don’t have a dog in this particular pony show, but I for one liked tomndebb a lot more before he became hall monitor. He used to be one of the most principled, levelheaded posters on the board; certainly one of the ones I respected the most. Since he got his merit badge or saved enough boxtops or washed enough blackboards or whatever, he’s one of the most dishonest, least worthy of respect. At least, he certainly chooses his targeted non-favorites and sticks to them. Anymore, I skip his posts entirely, or presume them to be meretricious and self-serving. YMMV.
Since you feel free to throw around the term hypocrite let me point out that in the very same thread when I made a mistake and misquoted you,{which I readily admitted} you called me a liar.
I didn’t complain at the time but since you decided to come in here and whine and curse like some spoiled adolescent I thought I’d stop by to say GROW UP!
I did, indeed, question Bible man’s honesty on a particular point and tagos correctly noted that I was in error.
However, the context of my question, was provided in the same thread: Bible man posts errors of fact (not belief) so frequently that my bullshit detector had been pushed into the oversensitive range. Note that I am not talking about the various beliefs he holds, which I do not challenge and upon which I do not recall even commenting. I am specifically referring to his statements that contradict easily known and verifiable facts.
On the other hand, you have made it an art to attack persons, not posts, in a way that always walks up to the line and usually stops at the very edge of that line. On three occasions, you have stepped over it, (this being the third) and I have called you on it. Given that your entire posting history is consistent with trolling, I would think that you would appreciate my restraint in not hammering you with official Warnings. Instead, you come here to make a whiny little complaint because you got caught in violation of the rules one more time.
Just for the record:
Accusing a poster of lying in Great Debates has been a permitted accusation since the beginning of the SDMB; it attacks the post, not the poster. (In fact, a ruling made a long time prior to my becoming a Moderator actually noted that the construction “you’re a liar” is also permitted in GD on the grounds that it has the same weight in casual conversation as “you have lied.” Nevertheless, I have refrained from accusing Bible man of being a liar, only challenging whether he had lied on a particular occasion (and later pointing out his dishonesty on other occasions while still refraining from calling him a liar).
As noted, badchad, your posting style is consistent with trolling. You are a one-trick pony, constantly harrassing other posters on that single topic, using language intended to rile up people rather than contribute to honest debate. Very much consistent with being a troll. Since you have, for the most part, managed to avoid breaking explicit rules, I have resisted calls from other posters and staff to simply label you a troll and call for your banning. And what thanks do I get? A little hissy fit that the other Mods won’t even allow me to count toward my jackboot score.
Now run along back to your little campaign of malice and quit whining when you get caught stepping over the line.
You know, I think it’s a little fucked up that people use atheism as a shield. “Oh I’m not Christian, so I can say ‘Eat shit and suck my cock, tomndebb’ but since you’re a Christian, you can’t say ‘Fuck you.’ You’re a bad Christian and I’m better than you anyway since I don’t believe in the sky pixie. Nyah nyah.”
That’s bullshit. If you want people to believe that atheists are as moral as anyone with faith, fucking act like it. Or at the very least, don’t throw their own faith back in their face when they use profanity.
Nice dance. Those statements that you say “contradict easily known and verifiable facts” regarding the conscience are Bible man’s beliefs but you didn’t have any problem challenging those. The only thing that keeps him from challenging his belief in the Christian god (which I would say does contradict easily known and verifiable facts) is that you believe in him too.
Fuck off. The line drawn in great debates is no direct insults. I stay on the right side of it, however, you being sensitive to my criticisms like to invoke a gray area against me that you don’t do for others. Did you ever admonish FriarTed for saying he would relish my pissing my pants before your loving god? No. And while were at it, your attacks on Bible man are well off topic for my thread, which wouldn’t really mind, except it was what, 10 days ago, that you admonished me (and conspicuously nobody else) for being off topic on another thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7828387&postcount=32
And nevertheless I refrained from calling cosmosdan covetous, only saying I thought he was, as he sure was hell bent on arguing in favor personal property and riches. Let me guess, your views on the matter are similar to his.
Them’s the rules Tom, I didn’t write em.
Sure Tom, and you can run back to your little campaign of maintaining you stand-offish appearance with relation to religion, because you know if you ever became meaningfully involved in the conversation I’d work your beliefs over as easily as I did Suburban Plankton’s:http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7834556&postcount=182