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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th January 2018, 11:40 PM
Replies: 395
Views: 47,626
Posted By John Jones
NB: I'm recording your claims about recovery...

NB: I'm recording your claims about recovery from childhood abuse, but I'm not accepting it. I see no reason why I should.

Lots of people do a lot of talking, Checkmite. Where do you get...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th January 2018, 11:25 PM
Replies: 395
Views: 47,626
Posted By John Jones
Which photos? My twins are taller than their...

Which photos? My twins are taller than their mother, but don't have adult looking faces. Do you know what the heck you are talking about?
Forum: USA Politics 30th January 2018, 10:53 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 12,812
Posted By John Jones
The same is true about everyone expressing an...

The same is true about everyone expressing an opinion about the POTUS.
Forum: USA Politics 30th January 2018, 10:49 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 12,812
Posted By John Jones
Let's see.

Let's see.
Forum: USA Politics 29th January 2018, 07:09 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 12,812
Posted By John Jones
There is no televised State Of The Uniom [sic]. ...

There is no televised State Of The Uniom [sic].

Check your 'good authorities', or your 'comedy writers', whichever the case may be.
Forum: USA Politics 29th January 2018, 06:54 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 12,812
Posted By John Jones
No. I don't believe a damn thing Trump says. I...

No. I don't believe a damn thing Trump says. I you ask me about Hillary, or any other political group, you'll get the same answer.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th January 2018, 05:46 PM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
Like everything else, this has been explained so...

Like everything else, this has been explained so many times, I'm sick of hearing it.

I'm turning down my hearing-aid.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th January 2018, 05:35 PM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
Why? Godless Dave has already said he didn't...

Why? Godless Dave has already said he didn't agree with you.

To the best of my recollection, nobody here has ever agreed with you on any point where you claimed they did, you prevaricating...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th January 2018, 01:40 PM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
In 5 years, when have you ever shown any interest...

In 5 years, when have you ever shown any interest in speeding things up?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th January 2018, 12:33 PM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
I'm not reading that swill again.

I'm not reading that swill again.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th January 2018, 09:34 AM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
Isn't the above what you really meant to say?

Isn't the above what you really meant to say?
Forum: Computers and the Internet 19th January 2018, 05:17 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 8,118
Posted By John Jones
Ancient History: Duke Nukem 3D (I wish). My...

Ancient History: Duke Nukem 3D (I wish). My neighbor and I wired an ethernet network between our homes before WiFi was even nearly affordable for home use.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th January 2018, 05:05 PM
Replies: 395
Views: 47,626
Posted By John Jones
I absolutely can. If you're going to...

I absolutely can.

If you're going to predict that one parent will be held 'more responsible' than the other, I can agree with that prediction also.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th January 2018, 04:52 PM
Replies: 395
Views: 47,626
Posted By John Jones
USA also.

USA also.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th January 2018, 04:44 PM
Replies: 395
Views: 47,626
Posted By John Jones
That's why they get a trial in a court of law. ...

That's why they get a trial in a court of law. It's supposed to prevent lynch mobs and trials by emotion.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th January 2018, 05:56 PM
Replies: 3,115
Views: 152,195
Posted By John Jones
Germaine Greer: In her twenties and thirties, ...

Germaine Greer: In her twenties and thirties, the biggest struggle women had was constant ogling by male chauvinist pigs. By the time she reached her sixties, she complained that women her age...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th January 2018, 05:47 PM
Replies: 3,115
Views: 152,195
Posted By John Jones
Why?

Why?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th January 2018, 05:43 PM
Replies: 3,115
Views: 152,195
Posted By John Jones
Those testosterone-poisoned bastards are all...

Those testosterone-poisoned bastards are all alike! Why do we allow them any rights?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th January 2018, 05:24 PM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
You don't get to speak for each of us humans. ...

You don't get to speak for each of us humans. Take a poll before you try it, Popeye.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th January 2018, 10:26 AM
Replies: 395
Views: 47,626
Posted By John Jones
FWIW, if we didn't buy them matching outfits, my...

FWIW, if we didn't buy them matching outfits, my twins would fight. We didn't make them wear the same outfit at the same time, though.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th January 2018, 06:43 AM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
Hahahahahaha! Oh, That's rich!

Hahahahahaha!

Oh, That's rich!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th January 2018, 01:02 AM
Replies: 3,115
Views: 152,195
Posted By John Jones
Stop it, pedant

Stop it, pedant
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th January 2018, 10:52 PM
Replies: 3,115
Views: 152,195
Posted By John Jones
Which case under discussion involves someone...

Which case under discussion involves someone being double some girl's age? This sounds like a scurrilous insinuation on your part.

Start speaking in direct terms. I'm taking a hot shower before...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th January 2018, 10:38 PM
Replies: 3,115
Views: 152,195
Posted By John Jones
False dichotomy/ excluded middle fallacies.

False dichotomy/ excluded middle fallacies.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th January 2018, 07:17 PM
Replies: 3,115
Views: 152,195
Posted By John Jones
It appears that everyone who claims the #MeToo ...

It appears that everyone who claims the #MeToo status is today's official spokesperson. If you know of a more official spokesperson, I'm all ears.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th January 2018, 07:14 PM
Replies: 3,115
Views: 152,195
Posted By John Jones
aka anecdotes.

aka anecdotes.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th January 2018, 06:51 PM
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Views: 152,195
Posted By John Jones
Is that what men are?

Is that what men are?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th January 2018, 06:45 PM
Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,171
Posted By John Jones
Solipsism then. Auf Wiedersehen.

Solipsism then. Auf Wiedersehen.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th January 2018, 06:29 PM
Replies: 395
Views: 47,626
Posted By John Jones
I work with a woman who had 14 siblings that...

I work with a woman who had 14 siblings that lived to adulthood. They were raised on fertile farmland in the mid-west USA. She's 72 and still working. You just don't see that much in urban or...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th January 2018, 06:23 PM
Replies: 395
Views: 47,626
Posted By John Jones
You suspect incest then? I'm not being...

You suspect incest then? I'm not being deliberately obtuse, just making sure I get the picture, and avoiding the "Rule of So".
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th January 2018, 02:48 PM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
Uh, no. That's not a circular argument - yet. ...

Uh, no. That's not a circular argument - yet. I'm sure you'll make it a circular argument in the next post or two, then deny it, then change the subject, then it will be just in time for another...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th January 2018, 01:40 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,083
Posted By John Jones
Most of the ones I've heard about are, because...

Most of the ones I've heard about are, because that's where I lived for decades. I suspect Utah and Idaho - apologies to any innocent groups I may have offended.

Tennessee must have had a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th January 2018, 11:52 AM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
I don't recognize in you any competence in...

I don't recognize in you any competence in spotting or understanding fallacies.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th January 2018, 11:50 AM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
Now you know how we feel. Welcome to Jabba's...

Now you know how we feel.
Welcome to Jabba's Proof of Immortality, Part VII

ETA: Oops! Ninja'd by Argumemnon
Forum: USA Politics 17th January 2018, 11:21 AM
Replies: 4,423
Views: 415,725
Posted By John Jones
I noticed that myself, and I'm not even a Trump...

I noticed that myself, and I'm not even a Trump supporter. CNN had gone way over the top. I'm looking for a news source where every third article isn't about how the journalist and his kid brother...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th January 2018, 05:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,083
Posted By John Jones
I'm not sure why you're singling-out Tennessee. ...

I'm not sure why you're singling-out Tennessee. People can avoid getting their children vaccinated in a lot of states.

The way it often happens in Tennessee, children who don't get their...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th January 2018, 04:54 PM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
Conjunction fallacy - ...

Conjunction fallacy - ...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th January 2018, 10:25 AM
Replies: 3,115
Views: 152,195
Posted By John Jones
You might as well ignore everything he writes,...

You might as well ignore everything he writes, then.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th January 2018, 09:56 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 13,489
Posted By John Jones
I don't know if her uncle butchered the dog. I...

I don't know if her uncle butchered the dog. I don't recollect if she lived with her uncle, but I think she did not. She told me the story about 1985.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th January 2018, 08:23 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 13,489
Posted By John Jones
Next time I see her, I'll ask. My wife lived in...

Next time I see her, I'll ask. My wife lived in Makati in Metro Manila. She had a dog named King. King was stolen and eaten by some 'homeless street drunkards'. She never mention rabies, but she...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th January 2018, 05:38 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 13,489
Posted By John Jones
Zamboanga is in Mindanao - the southern most...

Zamboanga is in Mindanao - the southern most region and the wild frontier of the Philippines. My friend was from Luzon (the largest island and home island to the capital city Manila. Her home town...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th January 2018, 05:08 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 13,489
Posted By John Jones
I'll be sure to tell her what you said. She...

I'll be sure to tell her what you said.

She told me that an uncle got rabies after eating dog. She said he cowered in the dark, avoiding light after getting rabies.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th January 2018, 04:36 PM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
The materialist model makes no allowances for the...

The materialist model makes no allowances for the concept of bringing a replicate 'back to life', or 'looking out of two sets of eyes' in case you were going to disgrace yourself again with that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th January 2018, 03:20 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 13,489
Posted By John Jones
An old friend of mine is from the Philippines. ...

An old friend of mine is from the Philippines. They eat dogs there. My friend tells me they avoid vaccinating their dogs because it spoils the taste of the meat.

Anyone have any idea of the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th January 2018, 02:16 PM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
1) My vision might be bad, but it's better than...

1) My vision might be bad, but it's better than yours. Why have you done innumerable fringe resets if you started your 'sprint' from the starting blocks 5 years ago, and have made zero progress...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th January 2018, 01:41 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 13,489
Posted By John Jones
^Agreed. They knew he needed the vaccinations,...

^Agreed. They knew he needed the vaccinations, but chose not to do it because the child didn't like shots. What child doesn't hate getting shots?

The parent(s) ought to be brought-up on...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th January 2018, 10:04 AM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
FTFY That rest or that statement above has...

FTFY

That rest or that statement above has already be obliterated: We know who the new self would be. It would be Jabba. We could easily establish this fact by asking the recently duplicated...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th January 2018, 09:56 AM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
Nobody is going to tolerate that transparent...

Nobody is going to tolerate that transparent attempt to drag-out the thread another 5 years. Answer them all with a sentence or 2 in a single post and stop wasting everyone's time. This ain't our...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th January 2018, 09:53 AM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
What, again? You'll just ignore it again. ...

What, again? You'll just ignore it again. Nobody is falling for that bull any more.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th January 2018, 09:50 AM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,202
Posted By John Jones
But you're not a sprinter: You haven't moved off...

But you're not a sprinter: You haven't moved off the starting blocks in five+ years.

That excuse for only being able to answer Jays' fatal flaws in your argument is nonsense. As many times as...
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