Exercises in Futility

Response to comment [from a Christian]:

"Expecting ASC to become a courteous person.
Expecting resurrected to grow in self-awareness.
Expecting serpentdove to speak in her own words.
Expecting Letsargue to make his case in words that are understandable.
Expecting Chrys to answer a question instead of continually playing the interlocutor.
Expecting John W. to be serious."

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies [2 Thess. 3:11].

"Here we are told the situation. There were some who were not working at anything constructive. They were not interested in getting out the Word of God, but they were busy—they were busybodies. They were really making a nuisance of themselves, and they were causing trouble in the church in Thessalonica. It takes just one bad apple to spoil the barrel; it takes just one little fly to spoil the ointment; and one fanatic in the church can affect the spiritual life of a great many people. That is the reason Paul had said before that they were to withdraw themselves from the ones who walk disorderly, and I’m sure he had the busybodies in mind. They were busy as termites and just as effective as termites in the church at Thessalonica." McGee, J. V. (1991). Vol. 49: Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (1 and 2 Thessalonians) (electronic ed.) (140). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

2 Thess 3:6, 1 Ti 5:13, 1 Pe 4:15

See:
Satan, Inc. (TOL's heretic's list)

Response to comment [from a Christian]:

Bybee quote: "Expecting resurrected to grow in self-awareness."

Resurrected quote: "They say exercise is good for you."

"I think, therefore I am." ~ René Descartes
Back to Philosophy 101 for you, mister.

Response to comment [from a Christian]: [Descartes] "What if he'd said, "I think for myself, therefore I am."

He's more concise.

Would you still have cut and pasted it?

I typed it.

["I think, therefore I am." Descartes, Discourse on the Method, The Principles of Philosophy] "I think" would have done it."

You haven't read it.

[I typed it.] "...and that has made all the difference."

It doesn't help your case. Aren't you supposed to be the expert in that?

See:
Tactics of the Left

[Descartes/You haven't read him. ] "I have."

And you'd like to rewrite his memorable line?

[Do not have to cut and paste/It doesn't help your case.] "Then you didn't get the point..."

Are you opposed to the 'right click and copy' feature or are you opposed to the argument? Would you like to silence the critic? Eccl 10:2, Jn 10:10

"...[B]ecause it really did [help your point]..."

I did not copy and paste the material.

[A lawyer/Aren't you supposed to be the expert in argumentation? ] "If you say so..."

I wouldn't.

[George Bernard Shaw quote about liars]

Proof please.

See:

Tactics of the Left

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Yes, and a newer proposition is "I am, therefore I think"."

Move over Sophocles (Ingraham).

"You are a testy old twit!"

bybee

[Manners ] I take this very seriously.

"Try to be civil in the face of incivility. This is a test."

Exercises in Futility