On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 11:30 -0500, William Case wrote: > Hi Ric; > > Just sitting here Sunday morning killing time before I actually do > something useful. Thought I would add my 2¢. > > On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 03:55 -0500, Ric Moore wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 17:55 -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > On Sat, 19 Jan 2008, Erik P. Olsen wrote: > > > > > > > Strong wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:23:55 -0500 Felix Miata <mrmazda@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Jesus Christ, the reason for the season. > > > > > > > > > > I think This Name is not applicable here, as It Too Great! I remind > > > > > You what Scripture says: "Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy > > > > > God in vain; for the Lord Will Not Hold him Guiltless that takes His > > > > > Name in vain." /Mosiah 13:15/ > > > > > > > > > What an unforgiving lord. > > > > > > ah ... i see where all my capital letters went ... > > > > No kidding. All the guy wrote (at least as quoted) was: "Jesus Christ, > > the reason for the season." and he gets whopped upside the head with the > > OLD Testament. > > > You are right. One person made a harmless remark. Although I am not > religious, I found his small signing off tag inoffensive and the kind of > thing one hears and sees during the Christmas season all the time. > > The response was something of a 'logical fallacy' that can be seen in > the modern media driven world all the time. I call it "platforming". > That is, if someone uses a word or phrase, no matter the context, no > matter how innocuous, someone else fains pain or insult and then > proceeds to declaim at length their own 'political' views. > > This particular logical abuse igreat lengths prevalent during a This particular logical abuse is prevalent during a > political season, as you are having in the U.S. this year. You will > note that the 'platform' user seldom directly rebuts the statement made, > but simply uses the mere utterance of a word or phrase as an opportunity > to speechify at great length about some slightly connected subject. > > For example, Hillary's and Barak's people have been successfully > 'platforming' for political advantage in the last week. 'Platforming, is the main logical fallacy that is used to buttress 'political correctness'. > > As the elections unfold in your country, no matter what your own > political beliefs may be, watch out for the prevalence of 'platforming'. > > > > No wonder so many guys "inside da joint" turn to Islam, Buddhism and > > Yoga for alternate spiritual paths to enlightenment and love, the > > universal truth of the Creator. When you enter court, you swear on the > > Old Testament side of the Bible, full of God cursing his creations. I'd > > rather swear on the back-side where all the Good News is, which includes > > stuff like forgiveness and redemption. Have a blessed day, Ric :) > > Most religions, but particularly a special species of Christians, are > notorious for their 'platforming' skills. > > 2¢ > -- > Regards Bill > -- Regards Bill
