T_Clark

I don't remember the context of our back and forth. Maybe I misunderstood. I guess I think when people say that women are oppressed, that means that t...

Our minds are specifically structured to mentally process phenomena that are specifically important to human beings and other similar animals. We are ...

I haven't kept up with this discussion, so I was just going through your comments to see what you had to say. I have a question about the statement ab...

I wasn't writing about the issue we discussed in that previous thread, i.e. getting rid of men, I was writing about the attitude I try to take into di...

I don't think @"Bridget Eagles"'s idea for gender segregation makes sense and reflects a lack of respect for men, but it isn't hate speech. I don't th...

There is not much feminist discussion here on the forum. I hope you find enough positive reaction to make it worth your while to hang around. Just so ...

It's not that I don’t think my response was adequate. The opposite. I thought I’d said what needed to be said. Nothing you wrote contradicted what I s...

I haven't responded to your post yet. I don't want to ignore it, but I don't know what to say next. I gave you my explanation. It's clear you don't fi...

I think you damage the forum with your mean-spirited, disrespectful, insulting, intolerant posts. A lot of other members are sympathetic to my positio...

The forum is a community of which I am a member. It's not ownership, it's membership.

I don't hate you or your beliefs. I don't hate anyone or anything. I do find your beliefs distasteful and mean-spirited. I think the unrestricted expr...

I don't think anyone here wants to change human nature, or even your warped view of it. We just want to stop the assholes from ruining our forum.

If you are speaking about the US, which is what matters most to me, I don't think that's true. What intrusions did you have in mind? That's true in th...

The first amendment to the US Constitution does not protect anyone against religion. It protects against government intrusion into religion. That incl...

I agree with you, Coben. I don't have any trouble having civil discussions with people who espouse ideas I find distasteful. On the other hand, S is r...

I enjoy raising a ruckus, but I get more done when I'm nice.

No.

You're not saying I'm a good man, are you. Now that would be offensive. Stop these dastardly attacks!! Haven't you heard. I'm a good man.

I don't want the moderators to be involved. We should be able to handle this ourselves.

Here's what I wrote previously:

For what it's worth, I include atheism as one of the religious beliefs that deserves protection.

I have no problem with criticism of religion. I don't even want there to be any official action against the worst perpetrators by the moderators. I ju...

I also am no historian, but I think what you're saying is not correct. The various communist revolutions of the 20th century were inflicted by atheist...

I disagree.

I have acknowledged that much of the persecution of religious believers has come from believers in different religions. I don't see how that is releva...

You are completely right. Call anyone a motherfucker you want. I won't call in the feds to have to stopped, but I might (or, more likely, won't) call ...

I can be amicable if I try.

I don't know. Do you have any candidates for other beliefs that might deserve special treatment?

Yes, I meant to say that religious beliefs deserve special respect and tolerance over and above non-religious beliefs.

As I've said elsewhere, my thoughts about segregating atheists were intended to be ironic. It's clear I muddled my message. What you've written makes ...

Your approach is a good one. I try to follow it much of the time. This time I decided to take a more ....active hand. Look how well that's turned out ...

Although many of my posts this morning have been facetious and sarcastic, I want to give this a serious answer. Throughout history people have been pe...

It's an honorary position. It means you get to stay on the forum with us even though you should be expelled from paradise with the rest.

Does this mean you don't want to be our mascot?

Nuh unh. You get one "Nuh unh," then that's enough.

So, you do think religious belief is equivalent to Nazism.

I don't think it was patronizing at all. Let's not go all "nuh-unh" "nuh-unh" with this.

So, religious beliefs are equivalent to support for Nazism? Am I supposed to take that seriously?

When I'm being reasonable and conciliatory, I agree with your attempt to understand where the rabid atheists are coming from. Other times I just want ...

@"Wayfarer"'s post was respectful of anti-religionists and proposed peaceful coexistence. I agreed with that sentiment.

My purpose in this thread was to kick those I consider offenders, including Artemis, in the ass. Alas, I failed in my goal, although I've enjoyed the ...

I'm shocked, shocked!

I agree with what you've written. And, yes, the anti-natalists drive me crazy. We can stick them in the ghetto with the atheists. We'll keep going til...

I was trying to be pointed and direct. Apparently I wasn't clear. I believe religious beliefs are special and deserve special respect and tolerance.

Sure it is. I don't support any control beyond enforcing the guidelines with a pretty light hand. The moderators generally do a pretty good job. After...

Whether or not I agree with your characterization, I must admit this hasn't been a very useful discussion, at least from my point of view. Again, it w...

I started out there too. That and the Brights. The most wonderful misnomer in the history of self-aggrandizement. That's where a lot of my feelings fo...

I've gone back through all the posts you've made on this thread. There is not a specific criticism about anything I actually said.

You and I see things differently. I have been polite. I haven't been angry. I don't think I said you've been dishonest. I did say you mischaracterized...

I haven't yet seen any criticism of my posts that I consider valid. Most of the people who have responded have mischaracterized what I wrote. Maybe th...