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ck1 · 07-28-2007, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by BWE

It's not even the slightly dark knight. Dave knows now that the consilience of science fuckers up the absolute authority of those he looks to for wisdom. He sees the sham. The difficult task of confronting the reality he is beginning to understand couldn't happen in this debate. Defeat are slightly below denees.

He doesn't see this consilience. When Dave actually looks at the data, he only sees one piece of that data at a time. And if that piece does not fit into his biblical literalism, he knows it is wrong -- even if he, himself, cannot explain why it is wrong, he is sure someone else in authority can (AIG, RATE, etc.).

ericmurphy · 07-28-2007, 03:30 PM

It will be interesting to see if Dave gets exactly one vote this time around, too.

07-28-2007, 03:44 PM

And funnily enough he has one vote tallied. Do I see a pattern here?

deadman_932 · 07-28-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mung bean

And funnily enough he has one vote tallied. Do I see a pattern here?

Heavens! Are you suggesting that the same SINGLE vote FOR Dave could possibly be from the same person who gave a SINGLE vote FOR Dave at Dawkins'? Oh, MY. I'm shocked... SHOCKED to hear of such possibilities.

Occam's Aftershave · 07-28-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ck1

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Originally Posted by BWE

It's not even the slightly dark knight. Dave knows now that the consilience of science fuckers up the absolute authority of those he looks to for wisdom. He sees the sham. The difficult task of confronting the reality he is beginning to understand couldn't happen in this debate. Defeat are slightly below denees.

He doesn't see this consilience. When Dave actually looks at the data, he only sees one piece of that data at a time. And if that piece does not fit into his biblical literalism, he knows it is wrong -- even if he, himself, cannot explain why it is wrong, he is sure someone else in authority can (AIG, RATE, etc.).

Yep, there goes AFDavie again!

heh heh heh....he said FLUD!!!!

07-28-2007, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by deadman_932

Are you suggesting that the same SINGLE vote FOR Dave could possibly be from the same person who gave a SINGLE vote FOR Dave at Dawkins'?

Goddidit.

Calilasseia · 07-29-2007, 05:08 AM

So who voted for the tie? Don't tell me we have someone here who votes when drunk as we do at RDF?

ck1 · 07-29-2007, 05:13 AM

Oh look - now we have a vote for a tie, just like at RD.

Let me repeat a question I asked earlier on this thread. There is obviously a long tradition of debates at IIDB. I assume many if not most have had polls. Is it unusual to have such a lopsided outcome, or is that a common occurrence?

Sven · 07-29-2007, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ck1

Oh look - now we have a vote for a tie, just like at RD.

Let me repeat a question I asked earlier on this thread. There is obviously a long tradition of debates at IIDB. I assume many if not most have had polls. Is it unusual to have such a lopsided outcome, or is that a common occurrence?

I actually don't remember any debate polls. It's not customary here.

07-29-2007, 02:13 PM

A vote for a tie? I wonder if biblethumper was lurking at RDF under a different handle? He seemed to be a fan of Dave but honest enough to admit Dave's arguments weren't entirely conclusive.*
The vote for a win is most likely Dave. No prizes for clairvoyance there.

*yes, that's understatement.

View Poll Results: Who won the "Is Genesis Historically False" debate
Constant Mews won	128	97.71%
AFDave won	2	1.53%
It was a tie	1	0.76%
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07-28-2007, 03:30 PM	#22
ericmurphy Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,027	It will be interesting to see if Dave gets exactly one vote this time around, too.

07-28-2007, 03:44 PM	#23
mung bean Guest Posts: n/a	And funnily enough he has one vote tallied. Do I see a pattern here?

07-29-2007, 05:08 AM	#27
Calilasseia Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Liverpool, UK Posts: 1,072	So who voted for the tie? Don't tell me we have someone here who votes when drunk as we do at RDF?

07-29-2007, 05:13 AM	#28
ck1 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US East Coast Posts: 1,093	Oh look - now we have a vote for a tie, just like at RD. Let me repeat a question I asked earlier on this thread. There is obviously a long tradition of debates at IIDB. I assume many if not most have had polls. Is it unusual to have such a lopsided outcome, or is that a common occurrence?

07-29-2007, 02:13 PM	#30
mung bean Guest Posts: n/a	A vote for a tie? I wonder if biblethumper was lurking at RDF under a different handle? He seemed to be a fan of Dave but honest enough to admit Dave's arguments weren't entirely conclusive.* The vote for a win is most likely Dave. No prizes for clairvoyance there. *yes, that's understatement.

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