hello, it will take me a few posts to get adjusted to the format and rules here. i have read them several times and will try to make sure i comply, but keep in mind i will make mistakes or forget. adjustments are never fun.
i am a private person so please do not ask personal questions because i will not answer them. in writing my name i prefer my username, 'archaeologist', but 'archie' or 'arch' is fine as well. oh and please just use my name just once in a post. i do not need to read it over and over as i usually know when you are talking to me.
my first time
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McCulloch
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Re: my first time
Post #2Not to worry. Someone will gently (or not so gently) remind you if you make a mistake or forget. The overriding rule is to maintain a level of civility and respect. In debate, this is most easily achieved by focusing on the arguments not the debaters. Our task is not to show that our opponent is completely dumb-ass stupid (although it does help our side when they are) but to show that his arguments are invalid, his evidence is faulty and his conclusions mistaken.archaeologist wrote: keep in mind i will make mistakes or forget.
Examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good.
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The truth will make you free.
Gospel of John
First Epistle to the Church of the Thessalonians
The truth will make you free.
Gospel of John
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Re: my first time
Post #4Agreed. It is much more satisfying, as well as being within the rules, to DEMONSTRATE that one's opponent is an idiot, as opposed to merely SAYING so.McCulloch wrote:Not to worry. Someone will gently (or not so gently) remind you if you make a mistake or forget. The overriding rule is to maintain a level of civility and respect. In debate, this is most easily achieved by focusing on the arguments not the debaters. Our task is not to show that our opponent is completely dumb-ass stupid (although it does help our side when they are) but to show that his arguments are invalid, his evidence is faulty and his conclusions mistaken.archaeologist wrote: keep in mind i will make mistakes or forget.
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why did you address theopoesis as theo repeatedly in a post if you take the time to instruct us not to use your name repeatedly?
I'm not sure of the rules your asking us to follow...
I'm not sure of the rules your asking us to follow...
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really? which post?Slopeshoulder wrote:why did you address theopoesis as theo repeatedly in a post if you take the time to instruct us not to use your name repeatedly?
I'm not sure of the rules your asking us to follow...
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Slopeshoulder
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Sorry! My bad. I had you confused with another new arrival who is also fundmentalist/circular in their approach.archaeologist wrote:really? which post?Slopeshoulder wrote:why did you address theopoesis as theo repeatedly in a post if you take the time to instruct us not to use your name repeatedly?
I'm not sure of the rules your asking us to follow...
My apologies. I stand corrected.
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Now that's funny!We are all guilty of typos but I notice you a more guilty that most at the moment.
Jerry Falwell talks about his first time...
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