Malaysia airlines B777 missing

Originally Posted by Gargamel

When Somebody uses religious arguments in a discussion/debate based around provable facts, then we might as well include aliens or the kraken as possible causes to this mystery.

Stop mocking my religious beliefs by not mentioning the almighty Spaghetti-monster, thank you.
Everyone knows the Kraken God is nonsense, Aliens too, come on.

[August]

Originally Posted by Gargamel

When Somebody uses religious arguments in a discussion/debate based around provable facts, then we might as well include aliens or the kraken as possible causes to this mystery.

So in other words one might as well be a dick about it? There is no discussion or debate when one side is being constantly being mocked by the other.

[Jeff-Groves]

I was having a fruit salad for dinner when I posted that.
Well, it was mostly Grapes actually.
OK. All Grapes.
Fermented Grapes.
I was having Wine for dinner.
And I prefer 'Richard'. 'Dick' is just rude.

[August]

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

My point was that there was no need for it.

[Jeff-Groves]

And the fact I said NOTHING about God or his beliefs AFTER others did you single me out?


Read the tinfoil hat stuff and change God to CIA. Makes as much sense.

I wasn't the only one having Fruit salad for dinner was I?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by August

There is no discussion or debate when one side is being constantly being mocked by the other.

When one proposes one's beliefs in a discussion about people's beliefs, you are right. In this case someone expressed the opinion that God sides with Israel, and tacitly approves of the shooting down of civilians just to make a point. Should that be part of a discussion about the fate of an aircraft full of people?

Was the mockery against the member's beliefs, or against a claim that God involved Himself in the shooting down of the airliner? If the first, then I agree. If the second, then maybe it's deserved, being no different than any other conspiracy theory.




That said, I would remind everybody about Subsim's rules on name-calling and derision.

[Jeff-Groves]

derision?
I thought that was half of General Topics purpose!

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by August

So in other words one might as well be a dick about it? There is no discussion or debate when one side is being constantly being mocked by the other.

No, far from it.

No disrespect was meant by me at all. And I doubt others meant it as well.

It's just enter a debate in the manner that they did, you expect a little blowback.

[Jeff-Groves]

What's "being mocked" anyway? Is that like "Entity mocked"?

[mapuc]

So far no-one can give a 100 % explanation to what have happen to this Malaysia airliner. Therefor - every proposal is good as anyone

Everyone has his or her belief regarding this topic.

Markus

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Everyone has his or her belief regarding this topic.

Markus

Right! And I believe I'll have another Fruit Salad.

[August]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Was the mockery against the member's beliefs, or against a claim that God involved Himself in the shooting down of the airliner? If the first, then I agree. If the second, then maybe it's deserved, being no different than any other conspiracy theory.

Obviously I believed it to be the former but am willing to concede that I might have been wrong. Maybe I jumped the gun because it's become the norm for these smartass jpegs to be posted whenever someone mentions God and it's getting irritating enough for me to say something about it now and then.

As for his point about the Malaysian Airliner I still say we should quit blaming God for the actions of men. I'll extend that to include blaming God for human bad (or good) luck too. Whatever bought MH-370 down be it terrorists or just a bad window seal I believe is not at the command of God nor is it Gods responsibility to protect us from injury and death. That is our responsibility. It is the price of freedom.

[Oberon]

How about we compromise and blame Allah, then everyone can be happy.

[CCIP]

Originally Posted by Oberon

How about we compromise and blame Allah, then everyone can be happy.

To be fair, Allah is the same Abrahamic God that Christians and Jews worship, aka Yahweh, aka the Father - the only difference is in the intermediary for the presently-active covenant with Him.

But you can always blame whatever you want, doesn't change the fact that planes go down sometimes for all sorts of reasons... or none at all.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Oberon

How about we compromise and blame Allah, then everyone can be happy.

How 'bout we just blame our respective 'third-man syndromes' and end this miserable debate! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Man_factor and get back to on-thread clear-eyed polite debate for which is usually held in high regard??!!