Enigmatic question

[Silent3]

Over-simplified view of esoteric theory taken out of context.

God exists!

[More Than A Feeling]

1. Clever snarky response.

[Silent3]

3. Paragraph after humorless paragraph...

...of pseudo-intellectual wanking in response to the joke which flew right over my head, desperating seeking to prove how clever I am. (You must see how insightful I'm being by now, huh?)

[More Than A Feeling]

13. Confusion-tinged requests for clearer explanation.

Suspicion of supernatural thinking, or redefinition of terms to remain socially acceptable.

[Silent3]

19. Rewording of previous response...

Including links to web sites, written mostly IN ALL CAPS, with lots of colored text and obnoxious animated gifs. Hints that you're an idiot, or just too lazy to be worth further discussion, if you aren't willing to follow my links and study the contents therein for the next three years until you achieve appropriate enlightenment.

[More Than A Feeling]

24. Determination that my time is being wasted.

[evlbstrd]

2. Prove it.

[Silent3]

4. Simple...

Conundrum. Rhetorical question. Two or three sentences about space and time demonstrating I don't have the foggiest idea of how to deal with the concepts of space and time, but how I can make it sound really slick to anyone who doesn't no better.

Another rhetorical question. Logical fallacy. Statement connecting first logical fallacy to conveniently presumed answer for rhetorical question #2 via yet another logical fallacy. Hand waving. Something you can't figure out what the fuck it means.

Therefore God exists.

[evlbstrd]

5. Reply with non-sequitur.

[Evoman]

6. Snarky response.

Accusation of lack of evidence. Thinly veiled insult of religion.

[Silent3]

9. Completely emotional response from woo-woo #2...

...who hasn't a clue what woo-woo #1 is talking about, but feels a need to defend him/her from the atheist meanies.

You atheist meany, you!

[charlie]

10. Entreaty for tolerance

Assertion that all points of view are valid. Reminder that respect is a two-way street.

[Evoman]

15. Asks for evidence of intolerance. Asks for specific posts.

Questions why you only stick up for the woo.

[charlie]

18. Posits reality is "non-local"

Proffers diagnosis of a closed mindset. Notes repressed hostility and penchant for violence in your responses. Peevishly agrees to disagree.

[Evoman]

28. Argues strongly that reality not subjective

Recommends science book that is clearly over your head. Links to psuedo-scientific parody written earlier. Rolls eyes.

[charlie]

32. Disproportionate display of nonchalance

by emoticon and leetspeak.

:rofl: O RLY? OMFG, U R TOO FUNNY! PWNED!!!!

[cosmik debris]

34. Message removed by Moderator

Please see rules.

[charlie]

35. Confirmation bias redlined

Exposing moderator cabal is now Prime Directive.

[cosmik debris]

37. Paranoid rant

Blame an absent third party.

[charlie]

41. Ponderous swansong

affirming everything heard about R/T malcontents as true. Retires to Lounge, where sky is blue and daffodils bloom.

[cosmik debris]

42. Expression of pity for you

Express hope that you will stumble out of the forest of your ignorance.

[charlie]

43. Heeds siren song of unanswered contempt

Returns pity for needing moderator protection from TRUTH. Welcomes one and all to ignore list. Takes ostentatious leave, FOR GOOD, "in the manner of Jesus."

[cosmik debris]

44. Condescending forgiveness

Understanding your weakness.

[Goblinmonger]

20. Circular argument

Assertion that the posts you ask for are all over the place.
Repeat circular argument.

[Evoman]

29. Just subject line asking for proof of posts. End of message.

[Goblinmonger]

30. Indignation that you won't acknowledge

that I gave you the posts that you wanted.
Ad hom.

[cosmik debris]

33. Alert!

Put you on my ignore list. Brag about my tantrum.

[Goblinmonger]

36. Declaration that you should be able to take it

even though you won't read it since I am on your ignore list.

[cosmik debris]

38. Pout!

You exposed my idle threat.

[Goblinmonger]

39. mockery

for not having the sack to actually ignore me.

[cosmik debris]

47. You only hate me because I'm right

And you know it.

[Goblinmonger]

50. Reminder of you placing me on ignore. n/t

[cosmik debris]

53. I forgive you for being a dip shit

Just to prove that I am a bigger man than you--not to mention morally superior.

[Evoman]

46. Suggest you don't use ad hominem. Ask again for posts.

Assert that you are incapable of posting threads that don't exist. Put up or shut up.

[Goblinmonger]

51. Ignorantly argue that said posts

have been deleted by mods completely ignoring the fact that this proves that said bigotry is not tolerated.

[More Than A Feeling]

16. Suggestion to free identity from supernatural ideas.

[Silent3]

21. Demand for proof...

...that supernatural things don't exist. Assertion that science doesn't know everything.

[More Than A Feeling]

22. List of claims I could make that you'd have to believe if you had the burden of proving

that they weren't true, including zeus, my identity as Bill Gates, and that there is a treasure trove of Bosco sticks at the Earth's core.

[Silent3]

25. Blithely skip right past the burden of proof issue...

...to focus on your insulting tone, which proves you have nothing to offer in this discussion.

[Evoman]

45. Complain that your oversentive. Remind you that your are in "the arena"

Suggest you post in group if you don't like it.

[Goblinmonger]

52. Piss and moan about how

"my kind" just isn't welcome here.

Back of the bus and all.

[cosmik debris]

17. Critique

You don't use enough hyphenated words.

[Silent3]

23. Gracious acceptance of your critique.

Attempt to sound reasonable, like we're both being reasonable now. See, we can get along. Gambit to see if you now accept something totally preposterous I said earlier, since I'm being reasonable now, are we're all such good friends.

[cosmik debris]

26. Claim that you misunderstood

Rejection of your attempt to placate. Demand that you do the research because I've done my part.

[Goblinmonger]

7. Oh, yeah

Strawman.

[rug]

8. I haven't seen a mime flamewar in a while.

[Random_Australian]

12. This is no mime flamewar! THIS is a mime flamewar:

"........................................................................."


:)

[varkam]

11. Nuh-uh.

Illustration of how premises have nothing to do with the conclusion. Accusation of equivocation. Post picture of a straw man. Foam at the mouth. Blatant personal attack. Comparison of god to santa claus.

Checkmate, my friend.

[WhollyHeretic]

14. *Answer*

Next question.

[cosmik debris]

27. RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION

Claim that you don't respect me or anyone like me.

Violent Hate speech.

[Goblinmonger]

31. *Sigh*

snarky response about your egotism.

eyeroll emoticon.

[Goblinmonger]

40. Start new thread about me leaving DU

due to this horrible thread.

[trotsky]

48. Bemoan the drama queens who have to post about leaving DU.

Snarky comment followed by eyesroll icon.

[Goblinmonger]

49. Self-Rightous Statement

about how it is people like you that are making me leave.

[cosmik debris]

54. Chime in three days later

Without reading the thread in hopes of restarting the argument.

Discover after edit period has expired that I echoed 17 other posters who sounded more intelligent than I did.

[Evoman]

55. Complaint about you resurrecting a dead thread. Secretly afraid that

somebody will read one of my embarrasing posts. Admonish you for restarting the argument.

[cyborg_jim]

56. Complaint about you complaining about resurrecting a dead thread

Suggest that you don't post in threads that are dead rather than bitch about those who do.

[cosmik debris]

57. The "Mommy" post

You children need to learn to get along.

[cyborg_jim]

58. Castigate you for exacerbating the original issue

Suggest you aren't going to change people. Ignore the irony of trying to explain that to you.

[cosmik debris]

59. K&R

Because I'm daft enough to believe that my posts in this thread are really profound.

[Goblinmonger]

60. Infer that you don't really know anything

because you are just young. Ask if your mommy is done cooking supper yet.

[cosmik debris]

62. Godwins Law

Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler Nazi

[Goblinmonger]

63. Respond in kind

Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin Pol Pot Stalin

[cosmik debris]

64. Claim false credentials

M.D., Ph.D., L.L.B., M.B.A. I speak eighteen different languages and I have been to every country in the world TWICE.

And I am a personal friend of Tom Cruise.

I'm an accountant and my grand uncle is a saint!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=123010&mesg_id=123088

[cyborg_jim]

61. K&R

Because if one person does it someone else is going to 'me too'.