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BashfulAnthony

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Re: 'Witchcraft' abuse cases on the rise in the UK
« Reply #100 on: October 13, 2015, 03:54:40 PM »


I must say, I find it rather amusing that some pagans are happy to denigrate Christianity, and other religions, when their own practices are far more open to ridicule, if anybody could be bothered!

Oh I don't know, BA, I find that Christianity is especially open to ridicule, and in particular when encountering those Christians (but not all Christians, I hasten to add) who are precious about their faith and who would seemingly prefer it if the rest of us took their faith as seriously as they do themselves.

In contrast, I've always found Pagans to be far less precious, and much less 'up themselves', than a good number of you Christian guys.

Anything is open to ridicule if you set your mind to it, and most non-Christians on here seem to have set their minds to it.
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Re: 'Witchcraft' abuse cases on the rise in the UK
« Reply #101 on: October 13, 2015, 03:56:03 PM »


I must say, I find it rather amusing that some pagans are happy to denigrate Christianity, and other religions, when their own practices are far more open to ridicule, if anybody could be bothered!

Are they? You are a member of a group that partakes of symbolic/magical cannibalism, I can't see much in any form of paganism that isn't eminently more sensible than that.

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Symbolic/magical cannibalism . . . what they call transubstantiation . . . I never thought of it quite like that before . . . that would also mean that they are into symbolic/magical vampirism, wouldn't it?

Idiot!
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Re: 'Witchcraft' abuse cases on the rise in the UK
« Reply #102 on: October 13, 2015, 04:00:53 PM »


I must say, I find it rather amusing that some pagans are happy to denigrate Christianity, and other religions, when their own practices are far more open to ridicule, if anybody could be bothered!

Are they? You are a member of a group that partakes of symbolic/magical cannibalism, I can't see much in any form of paganism that isn't eminently more sensible than that.

O.

Symbolic/magical cannibalism . . . what they call transubstantiation . . . I never thought of it quite like that before . . . that would also mean that they are into symbolic/magical vampirism, wouldn't it?

Idiot!

Sorry, is that 'idiot' because he didn't realise that vampires are just cannibals with dress sense and a diet, or 'idiot' because you don't like the characterisation but can't actually find anything to suggest that it's wrong, or just an out and out ad hominem because it's your inclination?

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Re: 'Witchcraft' abuse cases on the rise in the UK
« Reply #103 on: October 13, 2015, 04:02:01 PM »


I must say, I find it rather amusing that some pagans are happy to denigrate Christianity, and other religions, when their own practices are far more open to ridicule, if anybody could be bothered!

Oh I don't know, BA, I find that Christianity is especially open to ridicule, and in particular when encountering those Christians (but not all Christians, I hasten to add) who are precious about their faith and who would seemingly prefer it if the rest of us took their faith as seriously as they do themselves.

In contrast, I've always found Pagans to be far less precious, and much less 'up themselves', than a good number of you Christian guys.

Anything is open to ridicule if you set your mind to it, and most non-Christians on here seem to have set their minds to it.

Enough is enough and, put bluntly your entertainament value has diminished to the poiint where I, for one am no longer interested in proving you with straight lines for what you rather lamely thisnk is humour.

I have set for myself a set of conditions which, in future, your posts must fulfil before I will respond to them. Until you fulfil them I would like to wish you well . . . I would like to but cannot with a straight face.

Until the time when you do fulfil my requirements - and in tune with the foregoing exchange of insults - May your earholes turn to arseholes and shit all over your shoulders.
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BashfulAnthony

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Re: 'Witchcraft' abuse cases on the rise in the UK
« Reply #104 on: October 13, 2015, 04:02:35 PM »


I must say, I find it rather amusing that some pagans are happy to denigrate Christianity, and other religions, when their own practices are far more open to ridicule, if anybody could be bothered!

Are they? You are a member of a group that partakes of symbolic/magical cannibalism, I can't see much in any form of paganism that isn't eminently more sensible than that.

O.

Symbolic/magical cannibalism . . . what they call transubstantiation . . . I never thought of it quite like that before . . . that would also mean that they are into symbolic/magical vampirism, wouldn't it?

Idiot!

Sorry, is that 'idiot' because he didn't realise that vampires are just cannibals with dress sense and a diet, or 'idiot' because you don't like the characterisation but can't actually find anything to suggest that it's wrong, or just an out and out ad hominem because it's your inclination?

O.

It's idiot because:  " A person who is considered foolish or stupid."  That's all.
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It is my commandment that you love one another."

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Re: 'Witchcraft' abuse cases on the rise in the UK
« Reply #105 on: October 13, 2015, 04:03:01 PM »


I must say, I find it rather amusing that some pagans are happy to denigrate Christianity, and other religions, when their own practices are far more open to ridicule, if anybody could be bothered!

Are they? You are a member of a group that partakes of symbolic/magical cannibalism, I can't see much in any form of paganism that isn't eminently more sensible than that.

O.

Symbolic/magical cannibalism . . . what they call transubstantiation . . . I never thought of it quite like that before . . . that would also mean that they are into symbolic/magical vampirism, wouldn't it?

Idiot!

Sorry, is that 'idiot' because he didn't realise that vampires are just cannibals with dress sense and a diet, or 'idiot' because you don't like the characterisation but can't actually find anything to suggest that it's wrong, or just an out and out ad hominem because it's your inclination?

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. . . or all of the above?
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Re: 'Witchcraft' abuse cases on the rise in the UK
« Reply #106 on: October 13, 2015, 04:04:06 PM »
It's idiot because:  " A person who is considered foolish or stupid."  That's all.

When it comes to value judgments I find it's always useful to look from where they originate...

If you find an argument, feel free to bring it with you next time.

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BashfulAnthony

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Re: 'Witchcraft' abuse cases on the rise in the UK
« Reply #107 on: October 13, 2015, 04:07:25 PM »
It's idiot because:  " A person who is considered foolish or stupid."  That's all.

When it comes to value judgments I find it's always useful to look from where they originate...

If you find an argument, feel free to bring it with you next time.

O.

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It is my commandment that you love one another."