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Phillip McCleod

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27. yeh the whole kit-n-caboodle (sp?!?!?) is an ad hoc hodgepodge..

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 08:02 PM

Apr 2013

..mixed eras, mixed languages, cobbled and recobbled to the Nth degree.

i have the greatest difficulty seeing the purpose of cherry-picking a book of dubious moral rectitude for it's rare bits of supposed wisdom, merely in order to justify past such cherry-picking. the simile that comes to mind .. that high dollar himalean cat scat coffee. sure i could spend my time sorting the beans from the poop, or i could say, 'fuggit' and start over from first principles.

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Georgia teen who shot parents wanted to read bible, not to do chores. [View all] cleanhippie Apr 2013 OP

You really should learn the scientific method. rug Apr 2013 #1

Scientific method... irony abounds. Exultant Democracy Apr 2013 #6

It is ironic. rug Apr 2013 #7

Ironic. JustFiveMoreMinutes Apr 2013 #2

What a good job that bible does for people... n/t winterpark Apr 2013 #3

Start by reading commandments IV and V Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #4

Like the typical fundie, he apparently was a cherrypicker of the highest order. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #9

"On several medications" I am thinking maybe some of them are not working or interacting well, GreenPartyVoter Apr 2013 #5

Do not mention any fact that undermines the hypothesis. rug Apr 2013 #8

Being on meds only strengthens the hypothesis. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #11

Thank you Senator Frist. rug Apr 2013 #12

You're welcome, Dr. Wakefield. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #15

I'm still debating whether yours is willful. rug Apr 2013 #16

You should focus on yours instead, that's where the bigger problem lies. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #17

Lol, sure it is. rug Apr 2013 #18

Lol, it sure is. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #19

All done now. Always a pleasure. rug Apr 2013 #20

Glad you learned something. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #21

This sounds like mental illness. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #10

It sounds like a gun problem as much as anything. BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #13

Take that crap to the gungeon please. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #22

If you're allowed here to suggest that certain matters are religious issues, then other people struggle4progress Apr 2013 #41

You should feel free to ignore people who try to bully you into silence: if somebody struggle4progress Apr 2013 #42

Thank you very much for injecting some sanity. BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #43

the important thing is to keep clinging to guns 'n gods.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #14

Who's clinging to guns 'n gods? Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #23

uh, that'd be a 'nope'. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #25

My apologies. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #26

(satire follows) see when you do things like apologize politely in a disarming way.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #28

LOL ... I guess I should have been more hostile. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #30

that would've helped. try again, shall we? Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #31

I can't disagree about the last part of statement. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #33

darn. i thought *for sure* that time! Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #34

"Tonight, we dine in hell!" Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #35

Practice, practice, practice. rug Apr 2013 #48

Presumably Luke 14:26. Very relevant: dimbear Apr 2013 #24

yeh the whole kit-n-caboodle (sp?!?!?) is an ad hoc hodgepodge.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #27

When something like this happens, and the kid's found to be playing video games or RPGs... backscatter712 Apr 2013 #29

you're right. it's the double standard. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #32

You raise an excellent point there. GreenPartyVoter Apr 2013 #47

Mentally-ill adolescent with access to guns. What could possibly go wrong? struggle4progress Apr 2013 #36

Hey, cool. trotsky Apr 2013 #37

It's just a guess, of course, but one might expect a certain amount of self-rationalizing struggle4progress Apr 2013 #39

And then throw religious fervor on top of that mix. trotsky Apr 2013 #40

UPDATE: Parents allegedly shot by son missed court because they were in the hospital, pastor says struggle4progress Apr 2013 #38

My favorite part of the article BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #44

Maybe he really is a great kid when he's not having problems struggle4progress Apr 2013 #46

What could possibly go wrong? justhanginon Apr 2013 #45

Any excuse for teenaged boys to avoid chores. MineralMan Apr 2013 #49