Asking Christians to boycott evolution threads

[notto]

I am finishing up a thread on the meaning of the word science and the topic was trampled to death on the first page. I was hoping to focus on etymology, epistomology and the history of science.

If you were hoping to focus on etymology, epistomology, and the history of science, why did your second post in the thread (only the 6th post overall) state Now for the point of this thread, can we know God? Thats it. Thanks for your participation.

Why didn't you just make your hopes for the thread clear in the OP instead of having start with the following antagonistic line:
As usuall I am confronted with over zealous apologists for science who have no clue what the term means

From your first and second post in that thread, it would be hard to discern your hope for it and see it as an honest attempt by you to want to focus on etymology, epistomology, and the history of science. All I see is an accusation in the first post and some strange shift of purpose in your second post.

 

[ILoveYeshua]

> P.S. Try acting a little more like Jesus.

last time I checked, Jesus didn't talk about evolution. There were more important things to discuss.

 

[Grengor]

And that's a fine stance. Now please retract your posts if you're unwilling to defend them. Or wait, it's better to leave them as an example of how people new posters should not act.

 

[TheBear]

> P.S. Try acting a little more like Jesus.

last time I checked, Jesus didn't talk about evolution. There were more important things to discuss.

And here you are, deep in the belly of discussions about evolution. I don't know if it's a control issue or what, but these discussions have been taking place years before you showed up a month ago, and will continue long after you're gone.

 

[Pete Harcoff]

You know what? Let's just have creationists boycott debate, science and politics in general. Then we'd all be better off.

 

[TheInstant]

> I think that the replies to this thread make the case that you may have been wrong in some of your assertions. Would you like to respond to some of replies? Like maybe the first one?

you would like that, wouldn't you? but that would only perpetuate your agenda. these replies are for the sake of courtesy.

Umm, what's my agenda, exactly? Please let me know, because I wasn't aware I had one.

 

[Timmothy]

I'm asking christians to boycott evolution threads, for the following reasons.

1) The people who are pro-evolution are not going to change their stance.
2) Nor are those who are opposed to evolution.
3) And if they might change their views, there are plenty of threads for them to review the evidence already.
4) This issue has been discussed to death. It has become a major waste of time to the christian community. There's a reason we're not supposed to cast our pearls before swine.
5) Those who love to argue the pro-evolution side of the issue are only trying to stumble those who believe God's account of events, and they feed upon the controversy. The more time you feed them, the happier they are.
6) Honestly, set the filter to show every message ever posted on this subject. Isn't that enough? Hasn't a stand been made already? Focus rather on fellowship with the willing.

come on guys come down. I dont think he meant to hurt anyones feelings here. He was just saying it is getting pointless on making the threads about evolution sense no one is going to change there minds about it.

 

[TheInstant]

Maybe it's better to stop feeding the trolls.

You may be right, he's clearly not here to discuss what he's posted.

 

[Grengor]

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[ILoveYeshua]

precisely, i'm just trying to save everyone's time. there's plenty of posts to review.

 

[CSmrw]

I wasn't under any other impression.

 

[ILoveYeshua]

like the subject said, i'm asking christians to boycott evolution threads, not trolling. read into it whatever you want, but save your personal attacks for someone else.

 

[TheInstant]

come on guys come down. I dont think he meant to hurt anyones feelings here. He was just saying it is getting pointless on making the threads about evolution sense no one is going to change there minds about it.

I don't think he's hurt anyone's feelings. What he has done is perpetuate the falsehood that this is a Christian vs. Atheist debate. It's one thing to not participate because you think it's pointless. It's quite another thing to dirty the waters.

 

[CSmrw]

like the subject said, i'm asking christians to boycott evolution threads, not trolling. read into it whatever you want, but save your personal attacks for someone else.

You haven't answered my non-evolution related question yet. Do you want non Christians here at all?

 

[Timmothy]

I don't think he's hurt anyone's feelings. What he has done is perpetuate the falsehood that this is a Christian vs. Atheist debate. It's one thing to not participate because you think it's pointless. It's quite another thing to dirty the waters.

mmm no iam pretty sure you guys are turning this in to be something worst than it really is.

 

[ILoveYeshua]

if anyones' feelings have actually been hurt, i apologize.

 

[Grengor]

like the subject said, i'm asking christians to boycott evolution threads, not trolling. read into it whatever you want, but save your personal attacks for someone else.

The unwillingness to discuss your arguments can easily be put under "trolling". It's an observation, did I say you're smelly and stupid?

Oops, betrayed my own motto "Don't feel the trolls".

 

[ILoveYeshua]

> You haven't answered my non-evolution related question yet. Do you want non Christians here at all?

i certainly do.

 

[CSmrw]

mmm no iam pretty sure you guys are turning this in to be something worst than it really is.

I just want to know what his real motivation is.

 

[CSmrw]

> You haven't answered my non-evolution related question yet. Do you want non Christians here at all?

i certainly do.

If you won't debate with us, and in fact are advocating ognoring us by people who share your worldview, what could possibly make you say that?