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"And if I should ever die, God forbid, I hope you will say, 'Kurt is up in Heaven now.' That’s my favorite joke."

The entire situation is absurd. This guy says that we shouldn't give minorities loans since so many of them can't pay them back properly. (in other words, discriminate against minorities in the housing market, based on the assumption that minorities can't pay back loans). Well, that doesn't sound li...

Okey-dokey. See you all in another thread!

gluttony, I know the eastern religions have more subtlety than I indicated. I said as much when I admitted I'd get nuance wrong. Regardless, my overall point holds. Buddhism and Hinduism teach complete loss of self, regardless of what the material that makes up self is transmuted into. And when I s...

I don't claim ignorance: I'm aware of the current situation, and I'm working at fixing it. I don't claim innocence: I know that I have acted out of line. I don't claim bewilderment. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to be bewildered, but it doesn't really matter anyway. The problem is that, whether by o...

A constructive PM is always appreciated, Jamie.

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That's really all I needed to hear, Deacon. I'm glad I caught the post.
You can lock the thread, Jamie.

You might have to hold out hope for a steely gaze and mostly reactive (as in, reactions to your future posts) hostility, instead of peace. I mean, you can't exactly put all the china shop back together at this point. Heh, I know. I just want some sort of agreement that the next time I bump into Dea...

I'm gonna go to the pool, and hang out with a friend afterward. When I return later this afternoon, if you guys are still perpetuating a flame war, I'll just lock the thread. Unless MB or another mod does it first. Understood. I'm going to try to simmer it down, as I'd rather come to some sort of p...

Everyone LOVES ultimatums. No, I'm honestly curious if he wants to attempt to resolve our differences, or if he just wants to keep attacking me (e.g. put pepper spray in my eyes) That will win Deacon and the whole forum over! Seriously. You might be best friends now. I'm not trying to win some popu...

Bullshit and fuck you. Martin Blank says to calm down, but I'm getting the impression that I could approach you with the reserve of a Zen monk and you'd still say "Fuck you" again. I don't want to argue. I don't like drama episodes, and I've had enough drama in the past few days to last m...

1) You intend to "argue for the sake of argument" so as to practice your logical and analytical form. 2) You care more for how well you argue you point than you care whether or not your point is right or wrong 3) you consider the debates you would have here to be a mental exercise and civ...

Reading a few of the explanations of Buddhism's goals, I wouldn't describe it as oblivion or nothing. While these are both true in a sense, the connotations of the word only give half the picture. I've always seen the true goal of Buddhism being able to (a) sense the entirety of the world, the "...

To be honest, whether you suck at it or not, it's making you come across as a complete asshat. I don't care what you're TRYING to communicate. What's coming across is offensive and nonsensical. Yes, I read through this thread after the dust settled. After I stepped out of my debate-shoes and read i...

Do you feel that I am behaving in civilized fashion at the moment?

By the way, gluttony, did you know that there's a comic associated with this forum? I used to read Real Life Comics regularly many years ago, although I've gotten pretty lazy with my webcomic reading these days. it's basically announcing yourself to be a world-class troll in elitist's clothing. Wai...