In this thread which is now locked, thenexttodie had several times tried to forward the notion that atheists are uniform in their views.
Cutting down on some of the early tedious exchanges, eventually survey data was shown establishing that atheists are not remotely universal in their positions - amusingly, not even in their position on the existence of gods.
Not to be deterred by reality, thenexttodie decided instead to focus on me and suggest he is capable of performing some kind of mind-reading trick. It is this I want to focus on in this thread, not because it's interesting, but because thenexttodie wrote to me by PM complaining that the thread being locked meant he couldn't continue his line of questioning.
That 'questioning' so far is as follows:
http://leagueofreason.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=187085#p187085
http://leagueofreason.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=187088#p187088
http://leagueofreason.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=187238#p187238
http://leagueofreason.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=187242#p187242
>> Is there anything you would like to say about this?
>> How do you think I know this?
So, here thenexttodie can continue with his line of 'questioning'.
I am sure everyone can already see where this is going.
He thinks he's going to show that my position is that it's "good" to "murder" "unborn babies" while it's "not good" to execute convicted murderers.
Let's remember that the only real question is whether thenexttodie knows what I think because 'we' are all the same, and the entire forum is evidence of 'this'.
Cutting down on some of the early tedious exchanges, eventually survey data was shown establishing that atheists are not remotely universal in their positions - amusingly, not even in their position on the existence of gods.
Not to be deterred by reality, thenexttodie decided instead to focus on me and suggest he is capable of performing some kind of mind-reading trick. It is this I want to focus on in this thread, not because it's interesting, but because thenexttodie wrote to me by PM complaining that the thread being locked meant he couldn't continue his line of questioning.
That 'questioning' so far is as follows:
http://leagueofreason.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=187085#p187085
thenexttodie said:I know what you think, Spahafoc. Because of your rebellion against God. You are all the same. This entire forum is evidence of this.
http://leagueofreason.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=187088#p187088
Sparhafoc said:Your first sentence is provably wrong because not only do you not know what I think, even when I tell you what I think, you still pretend you know better than me what I think when this is just inane narcissism on your part.
Evidence is a tricky thing for untrained people. We're well aware of how people seek to confirm their biases and rather than amend their erroneous beliefs when presented with contradictory evidence, will actually end up believing their erroneous beliefs are confirmed by that contradictory evidence.
As such, I don't think your assertions are worth the e-paper they're written on.
They're just a public rehearsal of prejudice.
http://leagueofreason.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=187238#p187238
thenexttodie said:Well we can take this step by step, if you like.
I know that you think it is good to kill people who have not been convicted of any crime and that it is good to keep people alive who are guilty of murder.
Is there anything you would like to say about this? How do you think I know this?
http://leagueofreason.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=187242#p187242
Sparhafoc said:We're going to take 'this' step by step where you show you know what I think?
Well then, the very first thing you must know right now is that I think that's daft.
Wrong on both accounts, ergo not the best start for your mind-reading party trick, is it?
>> Is there anything you would like to say about this?
Sparhafoc said:Well yes: wrong
>> How do you think I know this?
Sparhafoc said:Well, you don't "know" it - you just think it. The reason you think it is that you are employing your prejudices to dictate reality rather than encountering reality and letting it inform you. It's a standard Creationist practice.
So, here thenexttodie can continue with his line of 'questioning'.
I am sure everyone can already see where this is going.
He thinks he's going to show that my position is that it's "good" to "murder" "unborn babies" while it's "not good" to execute convicted murderers.
Let's remember that the only real question is whether thenexttodie knows what I think because 'we' are all the same, and the entire forum is evidence of 'this'.