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Kia ora Bex

A few comments from a long time lurker (I'm not a reincarnation of Russ2, RAZD or Pwcca).


Kia ora too Aves. Welcome to the forum! wink

Considering the recent behaviours by Pwcca, re-joining under multiple accounts it's not easy now to accept and believe any new members. Not fair for any genuine ones that do join up. But I'd like to give you the benefit of the doubt at the risk of being mistaken. So be it.

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Well I'm kinda peeved because I was really enjoying following the discussions on this forum. IMHO Pwcca, while not sharing the same degree of RAZD or Russ2's technical knowledge, was certainly eloquent and passionate. I was sorry to see him(?) go.


Eloquent and passionate? Hmmmm. Comparing the value of unborn children to less than a rodent, laughing at the bible and comparing it to a jabberwocky joke, feigning respect and then laughing at his own trickery at actually being sarcastic, doing a nasty imitation of a Christian with foul language and accusing others of blasphemy....and last but certainly not least, coming under multiple accounts and having a joke at other people's expense. Yup, how eloquent, how passionate and how mature and honest! wink Sorry, but your statements mean little in light of such a shameful reality. Pity, I had hoped to take you a bit more seriously.

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I've read RAZD's posts for a few years now on another forum and, till recently, here. RAZD won't claim something is "fact" without solid evidence to back it up. He's very thorough. It's quite another thing to claim something is the truth or fact over and over again without any tangible or credible evidence to support it. I don't see any evidence of RAZD doing that.


That's your opinion. You're welcome to it. Apparently not for everybody. I dont' consider someone telling me I'm running from reality, evidence that they have provided any! bias interpretations, assumptions/imagined senarios, manipulated animated charts and match ups, aren't my idea of being completely convinced. Things can certainly be seen differently either way. I don't consider his idea of reality, THE reality.

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Ummm for the same reason that you comment here Bex? To debate, express, compare and/or challenge your thoughts or belief system? Or perhaps because you don't like seeing your notion of truth being misrepresented? Is that not the purpose of a forum, especially one dedicated to this subject?


This has little to do with what I stated. There is nothing wrong with debating, expressing and comparing and being challenged....and where have I stated there is? My point was, to continue raving that it's a fact it's a fact, and that if we don't agree with them, we are calling them all liars, is very disconcerting. That has been done many times on here.

I have already said to them that this is a debate forum, perhaps they ought to locate an evolution support forum?

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I doubt that LindaLou thinks she can "convince everybody". And if she seems repetitive then that could be because she's facing the same old PRATTS (points refuted a thousand times)over and over again.

I'm looking forward to reading this other "side" that evolution "doesn't want people to know about".


Well, you gotta give her marks for trying! She's tried to convince many that Christians have said this and done that on here and been proven wrong a number of times. I for one, don't enjoy feeling obligated to defend my reputation against slander. Even if she may not have meant me personally, she deliberately generalisations and continues to do so.

I have seen many points refuted/debated a number of times on here. It gets tiring yes, but that's debate forums for you. They tend to go in circles. I found that no matter what was presented, it would be treated later on as though nothing ever was and brought up again! E.g. the dinosaur to bird evolution. That was argued and refuted quite paintstakingly. Yet, it was brought up again as though nothing had been presented wink That happens often.

Ahh, the "other side"? I'm referring to creation. It would seem evolutionists have not got the last word on everything and there is indeed another side to the interpretations of the world around us. People should have the chance to view that.

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In the end, most people believe what they want to believe, even if it flies in the face of reality & logic.


I agree, but I wonder if you apply this to both sides? Or just the side that you happen to believe in wink

I'm fully aware of the amount of work and presentation the owner has given to this forum, but most of that is pushed to oneside, belittled and ignored.

Then we're accused of giving next to nothing. Which is why I can only appeal to the readers to go and check for themselves. In the end, you either listen to Linda's commentary, or you do your research.

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Well that's rather unkind. Linda certainly doesn't come across as desperate or insecure to me. I enjoy her posts and I don't deem reading them as being a waste of my time.


I wonder if you could put your bias to oneside over a harsh comment I made here and consider the blatant dishonest behaviours and accusations as being perhaps more serious? Hmmmm?

I'm glad that you are enjoying her posts. Please respect the fact that I have an opinion also and do not consider false accusations, putting words in mouths and exaggerating, a particularly enjoyable use of my time. To resort to such tactics, does indicate insecurity to me of a theory that should (if it were so evident) not require this. She has in fact been caught doing this a number of times, by the owner also. Why should she be left to continue without being exposed and refuted?

I am sick of it also. It would be nice not to feel obligated to defend my reputation, or those of others accused falsey. I find it a waste of my already low energy. I could ignore it yes, or leave it alone, but I'm not the kind of person that would find that easy!