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Subject: 
Re: About "Plowed Territory"
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Mon, 4 Dec 2000 15:56:22 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:

> Tell you what, John...
> 
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> 
> > Lar said:
> 
> > > Why don't you monomaniacal christians just shut up on this topic? Really.
> 
> > I'll cease when I get a satisfactory answer from you
> 
> How about this:
> 
> I concede that it is not impossible(1) that the christian god as described
> by brand X (choose your favorite brand, there are many choices) exists. With
> the implication, of course, that brands Y, Z, A, B, C, D, etc. all have it
> wrong in some detail or another.
> 
> That's all the answer you're going to get, take it or leave it.(2) If that
> answer does not satisfy you, then you ARE trying to convert me, by the way,
> so cease and desist, please.
> 
> In exchange for that, stop bringing it up off topic. If a thread is about
> something religious, fine, but if not, stop prosetylising. It's annoying.
> I reserve the right to lambaste, ridicule, score points and annoy you (all
> christian missionaries here, not just you personally, John) whenever you
> bring up religion in a thread that didn't start it.
> 
> Deal?

Deal.

> 1 - highly improbable

One nit...why "improbable"?

-John

> and very unsupportable, but not impossible.
> 2 - this is no more, or less, than I ever said, so you haven't gained
> anything NEW but perhaps if I remind you of my position you will stop
> hijacking threads.
> 
> ++Lar



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  Re: About "Plowed Territory"
 
(...) Done. Call me on it if I slide, as I will you. (...) This thread, not being about Religion, but rather being about the tendency for certain elements to repeat themselves, is inappropriate for an answer. Start a new thread (which I will then (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: About "Plowed Territory"
 
Tell you what, John... (...) How about this: I concede that it is not impossible(1) that the christian god as described by brand X (choose your favorite brand, there are many choices) exists. With the implication, of course, that brands Y, Z, A, B, (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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