Dude, you started this out by calling my views caricatures and end it with wishing me the best?? The cognitive dissonance is very very strong in you.
I’m not going to reply to anything this disrespectful. Fake people aren’t worth my time.
Edit - A great Jesuit priest and mentor once said to be very careful with people who start with an insult, move on to a bible quote and end with good wishes. I understand his position. Frankly, it’s a shame you couldn’t be more respectful - we could have learned from each other’s theology.
I am tired of 'being nice' in life. So you, dear anonymous internet stranger will bear the brunt of my retort.
>have you given religion a try?
I don't believe in imaginary people. Organized religion is one of the worst things our species has come up with and is nothing more then a method to exert control over a population. So please go away.
It's a summary of your repeated arguments in this thread and other threads. If that's an insult to you, then I don't think it's me that you should be angry at.
> you resort to insults and mockery
> But sure, go be “sad” about people sharing documented facts, instead. It’s much easier than critical thought, and it lets you feel morally superior. I can see why you prefer it.
Do you feel better after trying to be passive aggressively insulting? Let me guess, you have no comprehension for the fact that your comment is precisely the kind of infantile tantrum I was referring to; in the absence of argument or fact, you resort to flaccid attempts at insult to make yourself feel better in an attempt at abating the discomfort that comes from the cognitive dissonance of reality penetrating the artificial boundaries of your self-delusion.
Don't worry, I don't expect you to understand that and very much expect the same kind of defensive reaction you just exhibited. Don't worry, you can continue fooling yourself into believing you are correct.
I'll be honest here, I debated whether or not to reply to this comment. This is now the second time where you completely (and I think deliberately) ignored the main points of my argument and instead replied with a nicely formulated version of "LOL!! SELF-OWN XD" together with a sermon that fails to address anything I said.
You understand that by "you" I was referring to people who have that perspective right, as highlighted by the fact that I wrote "are perceived and portrayed" before, not "are perceived and portrayed by you"? Should I now tell you that you too managed to construct a caricature of the position telling you that you constructed a caricature? Is that where this series of le epic owns leads? I'll make sure not to include any argument as to why I think it's a caricature either.
Maybe I should add some snarky remark as well, now that'd be a good use of both of our time, right?
I’m really disappointed that you would take such an antagonistic stance towards what I said and twist my words.
I am not a saint. I never said I was. You, my friend, are also not a saint. I suggest you make arguments based on things you have actually done yourself. Be better. I’m trying to better as well.
I believe you are sincere. One can be both sincere and insulting. Also, I've found your comments to be rather uncharitable and unkind. If I've come across that way to you, I apologize. I was hoping for a better conversation.
That's funny, I was thinking the same thing; that your insults are obvious and that your dissembling and condescension is unconvincing. I certainly don't have the wit to make a better argument that you're being insulting than your parting message, wishing that one day I'll get a grip. Laying it in pretty thick, wouldn't you say?
If there's one thing you should absorb from the Bible it's to learn some basic principles about kindness and love. Because nearly all your comments are tainted with hostility, snark, and utter rudeness. No wonder you can't hold down a job. Who would hire someone like you?
Your response to me is utterly uncalled for, and you continue to double down after I pointed this out. There is no point in having a discussion with you, as you are determined to straw man me, libel me, and otherwise behave in a manner which is inappropriate for HN and civil discourse generally.
You know nothing about me, and your claims about me are not only wrong, they’re laughably so. I hope I never have to work with you or otherwise interact with you off the Internet, you have made it clear by your behavior here that you’re truly a horrid person.
I realised you might make the same comment face-to-face which is specifically why I chose to try to appeal to your civility.
If you're not civil in person or are act differently towards groups of people that look or believe differently from you then good luck to you but you're not a very good human being.
But just to clarify a bit: I’m not “backing down” from anything I said.
Unfortunately it’s just hard tell what exactly I’m supposed to substantiate because your diatribes are a bit too incoherent.. and it’s quite hard to comprehend what are you trying to say.
I would advise you to tone do the amount of “personal” insults when trying to communicate with other people.
They really obscure your actual points (assuming they exist?) and they they aren’t doing much anyway since I still can’t really tell whether you’re talking to me or somebody else.
Also I generally find that insults are most effective when used sparingly or in a subtle backhanded manner.
Mate, no offense, but there’s nothing to rebuff. When you are that far gone, people should have the right to mock you. Spouting meaningless platitudes does not an argument make, and we’d only be feeding his stupidity by answering any of those, frankly, ridiculous points.
I mean, just look at the fantastic discussion your rebuff started.
If you had a legitimate point to make you wouldn’t resort to blatantly and intentionally absurd faux-analogies that don’t even pretend to seek to pose a fair comparison. This is childish. Though looking at your profile you seem to wear being unlikeable and hostile as some sort of badge of pride.
Such empty words. Calling my views immature and using other insults and saying I'll never understand are methods used to ignite war. You lost, and youre lashing out.
You had a simple option. Explain your point, but you failed to do that. You resorted to insults and now you suddenly want peace? Contradictory and emotional reactions are a sign of impending loss.
What I write is inexplicably true and you are scared. Because what I write is tearing down beliefs you've invested years in and you can't face the truth. Your insult is a defensive wall to protect that belief.
If logic was available to defend your beliefs you would've used it. Here's your final chance.
I’m not going to reply to anything this disrespectful. Fake people aren’t worth my time.
Edit - A great Jesuit priest and mentor once said to be very careful with people who start with an insult, move on to a bible quote and end with good wishes. I understand his position. Frankly, it’s a shame you couldn’t be more respectful - we could have learned from each other’s theology.
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