tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post7098983193561473240..comments2023-10-25T14:20:11.408-05:00Comments on RHOBLOGY: Wrapup with the Jolly NihilistRhologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-35012126050831315312008-04-21T18:27:00.000-05:002008-04-21T18:27:00.000-05:00Good show, Rhology.I am quite pleased with the way...Good show, Rhology.<BR/><BR/>I am quite pleased with the way this blogalogue has turned out and, based on this post, it seems you are satisfied, as well. As previously noted, I hope there are other people reading the posts we are lobbing back and forth; if I do say so myself, they are nearly as substantive as some of the ones featured on mainstream websites, such as BeliefNet. Moreover, I hope the excessive length of my contributions did not drive too many people away. [Do note that, on more than one occasion, prior to submission, I excised several hundred words from my composition. I try... I try...]<BR/><BR/>I also would like to express my appreciation for your kind words, and I toss them back to you. I have interacted with innumerable Christians on "the internets" and I would consider you among the most formidable and intellectually rigorous. I also appreciate the fact that you take the time to ensure your spelling, grammar and style are correct. [I am a writer and editor by profession, and I tend immediately to dismiss any interlocutor who cannot use the language properly.]<BR/><BR/>I also appreciate your general civility, despite the intensity of our disagreement. It is a pleasure to debate somebody who eschews childish insults and personal sliming. I always have found that, when personal insults are resorted to, it is a clear sign the debater is desperate...if not already thrashed.<BR/><BR/>I wish you well, Rhology. I hope to interact with you in the future, at which time perhaps I can persuade you to join me in the boundless pleasure of the rational, science-driven life.The Jolly Nihilisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223458164080711495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-37446119097424762272008-04-17T07:54:00.000-05:002008-04-17T07:54:00.000-05:00Yes, John - this is the response to that last post...Yes, John - this is the response to that last post from the JN.<BR/>When I repeat myself, it is to drive home the point that my assertion has not been refuted. It's a repetition of a diff quality than what the JN (and you) has been doing. <BR/>I actually think the JN is among the most courteous, well-written, and coherent atheist bloggers with whom I've interacted. He is, however, such in spite of the position he holds. Most of the displeasing aspects of his presentation is due to the horrible things he holds to. <BR/><BR/>You could've spent some time engaging the points rather than complaining about whether I complimented the JN all over the place...Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-53309473234588044682008-04-17T04:28:00.000-05:002008-04-17T04:28:00.000-05:00Rhology,JN also responded in detail to 10 of your ...Rhology,<BR/><BR/>JN also <A HREF="http://mycaseagainstgod.blogspot.com/2008/04/concluding-salvo-putting.html" REL="nofollow">responded in detail</A> to 10 of your points.<BR/><BR/>You too have repeated yourself, in your assumption that moral relativists have no valid basis for their moral statements.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I note that you perceive that you showed JN as obtuse, incoherent and repetitive.<BR/><BR/>I imagine you must be happy with the outcome, as you see it. Must be one of the joys of blogging.John Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354725997954085678noreply@blogger.com