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marylandblue

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46. I don't reject their opinions out of hand. I study them.

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #45)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 10:53 PM

Nov 2017

And if I have the opportunity, I talk to them. But not on the internet. In person. So we can look at each other as human beings.

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Why evangelicals might vote for Roy Moore anyway [View all] guillaumeb Nov 2017 OP

Good article, but disturbing to read. FM123 Nov 2017 #1

Agreed. That mindset, if prevalent, makes the person essentially unreachable. eom guillaumeb Nov 2017 #7

sounds like a fancy name for bigotry. unblock Nov 2017 #2

More like close minded behavior. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #9

i think we're both right ;) unblock Nov 2017 #14

Right in both meanings of the word!! eom guillaumeb Nov 2017 #15

Willfully Ignorant PhilosopherKing Nov 2017 #3

So, you can completely disregard someone who doesn't share all your beliefs. Girard442 Nov 2017 #4

Are you confessing disloyalty to the Orange Fuhrer? eom guillaumeb Nov 2017 #10

A neutral space. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #5

Wait a minute!!! guillaumeb Nov 2017 #11

Er you completely made missed the point of your op. Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #21

I suggest that you reread the post. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #23

I suggest a shovel for the hole you are in. Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #24

Keep illustrating my point. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #27

You might want to read #29 guillaumeb Nov 2017 #30

why? Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #31

So, in your words, "some of us reject religiosity as idiocy". guillaumeb Nov 2017 #32

Rejecting ideas is not intolerance. Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #33

And dismissing them as idiocy? guillaumeb Nov 2017 #34

Can you explain the point, then? marylandblue Nov 2017 #35

I could. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #36

Ok... did you know I could throw a perfect spiral 80 yards? marylandblue Nov 2017 #37

And I could easily catch it. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #38

I have no doubt you will not catch anything marylandblue Nov 2017 #43

That is exactly what I am saying. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #29

No, you've completely misunderstood the article, and what "presuppositionalism" is muriel_volestrangler Nov 2017 #39

Christian presuppositionalism begins with God's existence. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #40

It's not a question of where it begins - it's what you do as a result of that position muriel_volestrangler Nov 2017 #41

In fairness I am probably a presuppositionalist Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #42

I do. Know your enemy. marylandblue Nov 2017 #44

Oh Im not ignorant of nazis. I reject out of hand their opinions Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #45

I don't reject their opinions out of hand. I study them. marylandblue Nov 2017 #46

They tried to eradicate my ancestors. Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #47

Mine too. marylandblue Nov 2017 #48

This isn't really a surprise regarding Moore. Mariana Nov 2017 #6

100% in agreement. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #12

That may be a first for us, Gil. Mariana Nov 2017 #16

Tell no one. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #17

Oh, I'm going to shout it out to the whole world! Mariana Nov 2017 #18

You are, of course, absolutely right about 2 different countries. Mariana Nov 2017 #19

Alabama? guillaumeb Nov 2017 #22

Plus, don't forget the whole "forgiven" thing customerserviceguy Nov 2017 #8

I believe in the power of forgiveness, guillaumeb Nov 2017 #13

Well, if anything comes out customerserviceguy Nov 2017 #20

They would vote for Satan if he promised to force their beliefs on others. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2017 #25

Even women evangelicals are annoyed to high heaven by women who think Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #26

Deferring to a father figure? guillaumeb Nov 2017 #28