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guillaumeb

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99. Is can synonymous with could?

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #71)

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 04:23 PM

Dec 2017

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Obstacles to dialogue about religion: [View all] guillaumeb Dec 2017 OP

I don't get your point. BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #1

The attitude of some. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #2

like referring to your opponents as "the choir"? Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #3

That is an observation, guillaumeb Dec 2017 #4

right. So your op is self reflection on your own misbehavior. Well that is a start. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #5

It is misbehavior to point out the obvious? guillaumeb Dec 2017 #8

Well, if "others here" have observed it, it's totally justified. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2017 #6

It is obvious. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #10

Since when does justification have to do with poster? marylandblue Dec 2017 #87

Main obstacle is religious privlige Lordquinton Dec 2017 #7

Fee free to post examples. eom guillaumeb Dec 2017 #9

You must recognise it in yourself Lordquinton Dec 2017 #38

And that proves what exactly, guillaumeb Dec 2017 #41

So religious priviledge forces some non-theists to condescend? guillaumeb Dec 2017 #11

No Lordquinton Dec 2017 #43

If you are insulted for your positions, I would defend your right. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #47

So what forces some theists to condescend and be such assholes? trotsky Dec 2017 #98

This is correct. trotsky Dec 2017 #97

So atheists are forced to behave as they do? guillaumeb Dec 2017 #102

By bigoted theists, yes. n/t trotsky Dec 2017 #104

The other person made me do this!!!! guillaumeb Dec 2017 #105

When a bigoted theist decides s/he is going to define atheism over the objections of atheists... trotsky Dec 2017 #106

As a non-bigoted theist, I understand your point. eom guillaumeb Dec 2017 #107

Great, so we won't see you defining atheism as a "belief"? n/t trotsky Dec 2017 #108

Obstacle to dialogs about unicorns: Some people just don't take them seriously. nt Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 #12

Exactly. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #13

Start with a presumption that religion is true... longship Dec 2017 #14

If I noted every spelling and/or grammatical error that I see, guillaumeb Dec 2017 #15

Your quote about NdGT is odious. longship Dec 2017 #16

My "quote" is simply my personal opinion. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #17

You state that you want to eliminate obstacles to dialogue? longship Dec 2017 #18

You are entitled to your opinion, as am I to mine. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #22

Tyson is not known to state much about religion. longship Dec 2017 #24

Consider the Tyson quote: guillaumeb Dec 2017 #30

Tyson is correct. longship Dec 2017 #68

Your sig line implies an out of context understanding of Tyson's quote marylandblue Dec 2017 #70

I looked up the actual quote pokerfan Dec 2017 #96

Your sig line is very funny and apropos! yallerdawg Dec 2017 #36

Thank you. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #40

Read the context of the quotation right above this post of yours. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2017 #121

It's a humorous play on words! yallerdawg Dec 2017 #122

It is an ignorant attempt... tonedevil Dec 2017 #125

Humorous play on words. Period. yallerdawg Dec 2017 #126

Do you think calling it humorous... tonedevil Dec 2017 #132

It's a pretty weak sauce play on words that takes the original completely out of context. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2017 #127

You are killing me!!! yallerdawg Dec 2017 #128

The sky clearly looks blue, generally. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2017 #129

It's just impossible for you to say... yallerdawg Dec 2017 #130

Hey now. How do you know Gil is bearing false witness? Mariana Dec 2017 #19

I would not presume that. I take him at his word that it's his opinion. longship Dec 2017 #20

Falsely quoting God would be extremely disrespectful to God. Mariana Dec 2017 #21

So you are certain that the Creator has no sense of humor? guillaumeb Dec 2017 #23

Just delete your damnable sig line, and we'll start a respectful discussion. longship Dec 2017 #25

The character described in the Bible doesn't seem to have one Mariana Dec 2017 #28

Or the authors did not choose to include examples. eom guillaumeb Dec 2017 #31

I prefer to go by the information in the source material. Mariana Dec 2017 #45

But if the information is open to interpretation, guillaumeb Dec 2017 #49

Created in the image and likeness. Mariana Dec 2017 #95

I'm certain he doesn't share your snide sense of humor marylandblue Dec 2017 #72

Assigning words to God is the very model of taking His name in vain. MineralMan Dec 2017 #131

Actually, in the manner stated marylandblue Dec 2017 #71

Is can synonymous with could? guillaumeb Dec 2017 #99

Sometimes. Learn more English. marylandblue Dec 2017 #110

I can do it indicates an ability to do something. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #111

Can also indicates you are able to do something, but not that you will marylandblue Dec 2017 #113

I agree that verb forms in English are more "flexible". guillaumeb Dec 2017 #114

I won't argue French grammar with you marylandblue Dec 2017 #115

I hear many English speakers use things in different ways. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #116

I never noticed that sig line before Lordquinton Dec 2017 #46

if youre not a christian youre going to hell when u die? got proof of that ? msongs Dec 2017 #26

Faith does not depend on proof. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #32

The dialog is this, I'm right and you're wrong. End of discussion. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #27

Know it all? guillaumeb Dec 2017 #33

I would never try to convert anyone, I just like to discuss various topics Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #29

I also like it. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #34

Some people just want a bar fight. That is when to use the Ignore Button. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #42

You could also buy the other guy a drink marylandblue Dec 2017 #73

Great idea, had not thought of that. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #80

At the end of the main list, there is a ... marylandblue Dec 2017 #81

Thanks Maryland. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #82

You're welcome marylandblue Dec 2017 #83

:) Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #84

In my so very humble opinion and based on the various dialogues here on DU between cornball 24 Dec 2017 #35

Nicely said, but my error was my error. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #37

the non overlapping magisteria often overlap edhopper Dec 2017 #39

I can, and will, answer, but it is only my personal answer. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #44

What about all the stories in the Old Testament edhopper Dec 2017 #48

We are talking about stories from nearly 6,000 years ago. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #50

The stories are either obvious mythological fantasies edhopper Dec 2017 #51

Yes, non-overlapping. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #53

Or 3000 years ago at most. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #75

The Bible is generally seen as referring to approximatley 6000 years ago. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #100

Sure but that is not what you said. You said the stories were 6000 years old. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #103

We don't believe like Ancients did. yallerdawg Dec 2017 #52

The story that a loving God edhopper Dec 2017 #54

Still hung up on the literal story. yallerdawg Dec 2017 #57

So only Christains have the real truth edhopper Dec 2017 #58

The Jews are waiting for the Messiah. yallerdawg Dec 2017 #59

So God actually talked to the people in the Bible edhopper Dec 2017 #62

God talks to people around the world everyday. yallerdawg Dec 2017 #64

Do you mean he "talks" to people? marylandblue Dec 2017 #88

He asked, but you're not answering Mariana Dec 2017 #63

"Seek and ye shall find." yallerdawg Dec 2017 #65

I did seek edhopper Dec 2017 #66

"Seek and ye shall find" Mariana Dec 2017 #67

There are no innocent people. Mariana Dec 2017 #85

The thing about the flood myth is that it describes an omnipotent being who commits genocide Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #76

Good post. demosincebirth Dec 2017 #55

Thank you. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #56

not everyone is a believer or an atheist Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #60

True. Not a deliberate omission eom guillaumeb Dec 2017 #101

Why should I believe in non overlapping magisteria? marylandblue Dec 2017 #61

non-overlapping magisteria argument is kind of a dodge Buzz cook Dec 2017 #69

Good point marylandblue Dec 2017 #74

belief in a god heaven05 Dec 2017 #77

We will always have the freedom to have our own opinions duforsure Dec 2017 #78

The biggest obstacle, it seems to me, is that folks speak different languages. Pythagorean atheist Dec 2017 #79

Religions tend to develop and use a great deal of jargon Mariana Dec 2017 #86

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2017 #89

You can listen all day long Mariana Dec 2017 #90

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2017 #91

I'll give you a hypothetical example. Mariana Dec 2017 #92

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2017 #93

Actually the motivation for not believing in non overlapping magisteria marylandblue Dec 2017 #94

You don't get to claim my position is 'unprovable'. AtheistCrusader Dec 2017 #109

What IS your position? eom guillaumeb Dec 2017 #112

You tell me, since you seem to think you know all the properties of our positions. AtheistCrusader Dec 2017 #117

If your position is unrevealed, what claims can you make? guillaumeb Dec 2017 #118

There's nothing for an atheist to prove. AtheistCrusader Dec 2017 #119

I understand your need for this framing. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #123

Positions that are not mirror opposites no matter how much you pretend they are. AtheistCrusader Dec 2017 #124

Perfectly stated. n/t Permanut Dec 2017 #133

Here is the atheist's provable claim Cartoonist Dec 2017 #120