But when you consider the long list of things that are expressly prohibited in OT law: wearing clothes made of more than one fabric, eating dairy products and meat in the same meal (ie. cheezburger), women speaking in church, etc... Don't you find it odd that there is no mention whatsoever of it being wrong to fuck babies? I sort of do. I am not a big fan of stoning disobedient kids to death either, or forcing rape victims to marry their rapists. But the bible says it's good for us, so...Mick wrote:In those times, it was a norm to marry kids we nowadays view as children, at least when broadly construed. I heard Mary was likely between 12-15 when she married Joseph. That's just now things were back then, I guess. This was true of the Greeks and Romans, too.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Well I've read all of it twice and large parts of it many more times. But nowhere within it is there a prohibition on sex with children. Quite an omission, don't you think? Unless, as I suspect from your last post, you don't hold it to be the pure and unalloyed received word of god that many of your doctrine profess?Mick wrote:The Bible doesn't say this or that. The Bible is a collection of ancient documents. Which ancient document within the Bible are you referring?
So, if it is nothing more than a collection of ancient tales, I must ask why you claim to be a catholic? And, more to the point, how you decide which parts, among those ancient tales, have relevance to you?
(Please understand that I am quite happy to discontinue the cross-examination if you prefer. It is just that, announcing yourself in your introductory post as a catholic, I supposed that you were here to debate religious topics. If I was wrong about that, please feel free to discuss beer, cheese, tits and wanking with the rest of us. (And guns, there are a few that like talking about guns here too - but they have their own little corner which I rarely visit. ))
If the idea is that the omission suggests its permissibility, at least if we are talking about prepubescent children, then that's rather absurd.
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That's pretty much how I see it, but hey, what's new about it?Mick wrote:...it looks like I just offended the sensibilities of favoured members.
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Scott1328 wrote:Send an email requesting a formal appeal. There is no doubt that there is some controversy surrounding your banning.If you have been subject to moderation you can formally appeal that action and the Moderation Team is obligated to respond to all such appeals. To make a formal appeal you can:
• Send a PM to a member of the Moderation Team to state you wish to make a formal appeal. Preferably, in the first instance, a PM would be sent to the moderator who issued the action and then if the member isn't happy with the outcome they may choose to PM a Global Moderator and/or the Senior Moderator;
• Start a ‘Formal Appeal’ thread in the Feedback Forum.
Members who have been suspended or banned can appeal moderation actions by emailing info@rationalskepticism.org.
I personally don't think you are a troll.
Thus far they are ignoring my emails. I asked for an appeal. No response.
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I'm sold.Tero wrote:Hi Mick.
I just come here to play with the gifs. This one is bunny.
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I hardly post anything except photos over at RatSkep these days, so I just wanted to say
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Hi, Mick!
jamest has be furiously running polls across at RatSkep to gather as much scientific... I mean, objective data as possible to support the case for an appeal against your banning. Unfortunately, the first two attempts have been thwarted somewhat, so we might be looking at a third poll to gauge whether or not members thought the decision to ban you was correct.
Anyway, just thought you'd like to know.
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jamest has be furiously running polls across at RatSkep to gather as much scientific... I mean, objective data as possible to support the case for an appeal against your banning. Unfortunately, the first two attempts have been thwarted somewhat, so we might be looking at a third poll to gauge whether or not members thought the decision to ban you was correct.
Anyway, just thought you'd like to know.
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Hermit wrote:That's pretty much how I see it, but hey, what's new about it?Mick wrote:...it looks like I just offended the sensibilities of favoured members.
Welcome, outcast.
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Funny. I hold the same to be true for naturalism.
You should read from Ockham, see if he agrees with you.
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Hmmm... Care to clarify?Mick wrote: Funny. I hold the same to be true for naturalism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalism
Do you mean the racehorse?
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I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
House MD
Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
Sandy Denny
This is the wrong forum for bluffing
Paco
Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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No shit? I appreciate that.LucidFlight wrote:Hi, Mick!
jamest has be furiously running polls across at RatSkep to gather as much scientific... I mean, objective data as possible to support the case for an appeal against your banning. Unfortunately, the first two attempts have been thwarted somewhat, so we might be looking at a third poll to gauge whether or not members thought the decision to ban you was correct.
Anyway, just thought you'd like to know.
Welcome to Ratz!
There should be a secondary poll objecting to the lack of sanction for the abuse I received by hackenslash. Seriously, he had a meltdown and refused to stop. Yet, nothing happened. He's OG--the protected class.
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What makes you think I have not?Mick wrote:You should read from Ockham, see if he agrees with you.Hermit wrote:That's pretty much how I see it, but hey, what's new about it?Mick wrote:...it looks like I just offended the sensibilities of favoured members.
Welcome, outcast.
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As for religion, I am not talking as a stranger to it, having been raised by parents, both of whom converted to catholicism from protestantism just before they married. The entire family consisted of practicing believers. Well as much as they could. They could not marry in church. My mother was not allowed to go to confession or communion. She was a divorcee. What a lovely religion catholicism is.
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I can't say I'm enthused to have another Christian here, but ratskep's policy of banning outside of their regular warning system is ridiculous and authoritarian.Mick wrote:Apparently. They banned me for "trolling", though I was not asked to stop a particular sort of behavior, whatever they found to be trollish. It was quite surprising.MrJonno wrote:Hi Mick , you a http://www.rationalskepticism.org/ exile?
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No, the theatre. That really does appear surplus to requirements.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Hmmm... Care to clarify?Mick wrote: Funny. I hold the same to be true for naturalism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalism
Do you mean the racehorse?
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Just think of it like being on Fox news — fair and balanced.rEvolutionist wrote:I can't say I'm enthused to have another Christian here, but ratskep's policy of banning outside of their regular warning system is ridiculous and authoritarian.Mick wrote:Apparently. They banned me for "trolling", though I was not asked to stop a particular sort of behavior, whatever they found to be trollish. It was quite surprising.MrJonno wrote:Hi Mick , you a http://www.rationalskepticism.org/ exile?
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No, you're fucked. They pretend that you can appeal and seek information on your suspension/banning. But they'll ignore your emails and hope you go away. Eventually if we kick up enough stink here they might respond, but it will be a glib condescending dismissal and there will be no review. Bad luck, mate.Mick wrote:JimC wrote:Are you implying that "hackenslash" and "popular member" are mutually exclusive entities?Mick wrote:
If hackenslash or a popular member creates an ultimatum, we will ban you and call you a troll.
PS - when I was growing up in Oz (as a very non-religious protestant), "Mick" was the somewhat derogatory term used for catholics. For example, my Dad (not a religious man), when confronted by mormons at the front door, would say "No thanks, we're all Micks here..."
And now, for my sins, I teach maths at a catholic boy's school (they enjoy having a token atheist...)
Point granted:
If hackenslash or another popular member...blah, blah, blah.
Hey: is there an appeal for this shit, or am I properly fucked?
I don't know where to stand on this one. Even though I think their policy of permabanning on feelings alone is retarded, I don't know enough about your activity/behaviour there to know whether it was a great loss to rationality and debate. If you were a troll like Tyrannical, LionIRC, Hugin, etc., then I don't have a lot of sympathy. But I still think it is wrong to straight out ban people outside the usual suspension system.
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Who cares what the bible says? The fact is that catlicks have a propensity for fucking kids and covering it up, while at the same time moralising to the rest of us about idiotic things.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:But when you consider the long list of things that are expressly prohibited in OT law: wearing clothes made of more than one fabric, eating dairy products and meat in the same meal (ie. cheezburger), women speaking in church, etc... Don't you find it odd that there is no mention whatsoever of it being wrong to fuck babies? I sort of do. I am not a big fan of stoning disobedient kids to death either, or forcing rape victims to marry their rapists. But the bible says it's good for us, so...Mick wrote:In those times, it was a norm to marry kids we nowadays view as children, at least when broadly construed. I heard Mary was likely between 12-15 when she married Joseph. That's just now things were back then, I guess. This was true of the Greeks and Romans, too.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Well I've read all of it twice and large parts of it many more times. But nowhere within it is there a prohibition on sex with children. Quite an omission, don't you think? Unless, as I suspect from your last post, you don't hold it to be the pure and unalloyed received word of god that many of your doctrine profess?Mick wrote:The Bible doesn't say this or that. The Bible is a collection of ancient documents. Which ancient document within the Bible are you referring?
So, if it is nothing more than a collection of ancient tales, I must ask why you claim to be a catholic? And, more to the point, how you decide which parts, among those ancient tales, have relevance to you?
(Please understand that I am quite happy to discontinue the cross-examination if you prefer. It is just that, announcing yourself in your introductory post as a catholic, I supposed that you were here to debate religious topics. If I was wrong about that, please feel free to discuss beer, cheese, tits and wanking with the rest of us. (And guns, there are a few that like talking about guns here too - but they have their own little corner which I rarely visit. ))
If the idea is that the omission suggests its permissibility, at least if we are talking about prepubescent children, then that's rather absurd.
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"Socialized medicine is just exactly as morally defensible as gassing and cooking Jews" - Seth. Yes, he really did say that..
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"I am seriously thinking of going on a spree killing" - Svartalf.
"The Western world is fucking awesome because of mostly white men" - DaveDodo007.
"Socialized medicine is just exactly as morally defensible as gassing and cooking Jews" - Seth. Yes, he really did say that..
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