Intelligence Is Still Important

[Joey Boneski]

and yall wonder why all the conservative people leave....if you enjoy debate so much why not debate the thread instead of starting a mocking one?

[noeticknight]

Originally Posted by Joey Boneski

and yall wonder why all the conservative people leave....if you enjoy debate so much why not debate the thread instead of starting a mocking one?

"Conservative people?" I consider myself a robust conservative, and I'm still here. I have a hunch that many "conservative" people you're referring to never really left, but are lurking in the shadows. The staff here at AFF is simply irresistible!

At the moment, time constraints prevail with family, work, and grad school, but I'll be happy to engage more thoroughly when these college professors get done tweaking my cpu.

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by proudfather

I understand the implications and I find them distasteful. BTW, I work a very complex job. If you're trying to make fun of my recent post, then have at it. People made fun of Noah too. Oh yes, and would you describe the following men as ignorant?

Tamalge French
Larry Booker
Wayne McClain
David Bernard
Paul Mooney

These men hold the same views that I do. I guess that makes them stupid and immoral men. God have mercy on you.

Originally Posted by Joey Boneski

and yall wonder why all the conservative people leave....if you enjoy debate so much why not debate the thread instead of starting a mocking one?

I have been gone for awhile but perhaps I really have missed more than I thought.

I read the initial posts and was very interested in what had been posted, then I saw the two posts quoted above and couldn't figure out if they had recently scored their age on an IQ test and were insulted by it or something else perhaps?. But then I thought, "no" because they would be too stupid to understand that they were being insulted. So I thought and thought and figured that it must be plain old narcissism that makes people think a post about IQ is all about them.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

I have been gone for awhile but perhaps I really have missed more than I thought.

I read the initial posts and was very interested in what had been posted, then I saw the two posts quoted above and couldn't figure out if they had recently scored their age on an IQ test and were insulted by it or something else perhaps?. But then I thought, "no" because they would be too stupid to understand that they were being insulted. So I thought and thought and figured that it must be plain old narcissism that makes people think a post about IQ is all about them.

This reminds me of a Toyota add which ran sometime during the middle of the 1990's in magazines and some newspapers. It just showed an open road with the caption "Unlike your last boyfriend, it will go to work every morning", or something to such effect. That was it! Nothing else!

The NAACP demanded an apology saying it was insulting to black people!

[Mirth1981]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

I have been gone for awhile but perhaps I really have missed more than I thought.

I read the initial posts and was very interested in what had been posted, then I saw the two posts quoted above and couldn't figure out if they had recently scored their age on an IQ test and were insulted by it or something else perhaps?. But then I thought, "no" because they would be too stupid to understand that they were being insulted. So I thought and thought and figured that it must be plain old narcissism that makes people think a post about IQ is all about them.

[Joey Boneski]

Originally Posted by Mirth1981

yeah that was hilarous...

[Joey Boneski]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

I have been gone for awhile but perhaps I really have missed more than I thought.

I read the initial posts and was very interested in what had been posted, then I saw the two posts quoted above and couldn't figure out if they had recently scored their age on an IQ test and were insulted by it or something else perhaps?. But then I thought, "no" because they would be too stupid to understand that they were being insulted. So I thought and thought and figured that it must be plain old narcissism that makes people think a post about IQ is all about them.

You really show your intelligence calling people stupid on a Christian forum. But you made your likeness friends all giddy so I guess it worked. The only thing is I didn't see what was so humorous about your post. Guess simple minds find simple things funny. I too was gone for a while and I remember now that it was because of the lack of intelligent debate here. So i may agree with the title now....but not as you would suppose.

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by Joey Boneski

You really show your intelligence calling people stupid on a Christian forum. But you made your likeness friends all giddy so I guess it worked. The only thing is I didn't see what was so humorous about your post. Guess simple minds find simple things funny. I too was gone for a while and I remember now that it was because of the lack of intelligent debate here. So i may agree with the title now....but not as you would suppose.

Speaking of simple minds, if you read real careful, you will see that the idea that the posters was stupid was dismissed.

Well, you did score higher than your age didn't you?

[Mirth1981]

Originally Posted by Joey Boneski

yeah that was hilarous...

Sorry..I'm new here, so I'm not sure if you are being serious or you're being sarcastic in this post?

I'm thinking the latter since you said this right before:

Originally Posted by Joey Boneski

You really show your intelligence calling people stupid on a Christian forum. But you made your likeness friends all giddy so I guess it worked. The only thing is I didn't see what was so humorous about your post. Guess simple minds find simple things funny. I too was gone for a while and I remember now that it was because of the lack of intelligent debate here. So i may agree with the title now....but not as you would suppose.

I find it interesting that you accuse others of calling you stupid, yet you find it perfectly okay to call others simple minded. Just something to think about...

[proudfather]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

I have been gone for awhile but perhaps I really have missed more than I thought.

I read the initial posts and was very interested in what had been posted, then I saw the two posts quoted above and couldn't figure out if they had recently scored their age on an IQ test and were insulted by it or something else perhaps?. But then I thought, "no" because they would be too stupid to understand that they were being insulted. So I thought and thought and figured that it must be plain old narcissism that makes people think a post about IQ is all about them.

Okay, if you continue to insult me, I will just find another forum. This is really childish. I am happy to debate with you, but stop calling me stupid.

I took offense because of the following:

1. The title was "Intelligence Is Still Important" and then the beginning of the post, "In response to recent postings from our dogmatic hardliner friends."

2. The highlighted statement, "Morality is conventional, a matter of serving the social order and tradition or doing your duty as defined by some authority like the church, a teacher, a parent or the state. This large group is the glue of society but given the wrong authority it (and the two groups below it) may do horrible things in the name of morality."

3. The quote from Mark Twain and the last comment. ""In religion and politics people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination, from authorities who have not themselves examined the questions at issue but have taken them at second-hand from other non-examiners, whose opinions about them were not worth a brass farthing.

I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's...

He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn't straight. He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother's path to happiness and heaven...."

-Mark Twain-

"Nothing new under the sun, eh Mr. Twain?"


I'm not as stupid as you might think. You don't even know me, so how can you assume stupidity is the reason for my beliefs? You didn't even pay any attention to the list of names either. I am willing to bet that each of the men on my list are MUCH smarter than you. Quit resulting to childish accusations and let your scripture knowledge speak for itself. Oh wait a minute, you haven't posted any scripture. BTW, I didn't get what I believe from my pastor. I stand for many things that he doesn't stand for. Get your facts straight.