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hezekiah jones · 09-07-2002, 10:47 AM

Bummer man, but you gotta do what you gotta do, and I don't blame you. Thanks for all the rampant hilarity and best of luck.

<a href="http://www.subcin.com/clowncried.html" target="_blank">The Day The Clown Cried</a>

<a href="http://www.hideinplainwebsite.com/Lewis.html" target="_blank">The Day The Clown Died</a>

Ha!

hinduwoman · 09-07-2002, 05:22 PM

Koy it was fun to know you. You were the closest thing we had to atheist evengelist!

But can't blame you. Same old stuff and <img src="graemlins/banghead.gif" border="0" alt="[Bang Head]" /> feeling.

Earl · 09-08-2002, 10:27 AM

Koy,

Remember me? I appreciate your reasons for leaving the forums. I�ve been in lurker mode for many months now. I used to post massive essays here, carefully researching my arguments, editing my posts, and so forth. And I don�t believe I changed a single theist�s mind on any major issue.

The thing is, though, I had a completely different motivation for posting. Years ago, when I first discovered non-theist content on the web, I came across alt.bible.errancy where the very dedicated Farrell Till still leads the charge. Something he wrote once stuck in my mind: he posts mainly for fellow sceptics and agnostic lurkers, or those who aren�t committed one way or the other.

For myself, I have no idea how many such uncommitted readers frequent these forums. In the end, I think, I posted mainly for my own benefit: I got a chance to learn from the research and from the dialogue, and to improve my skills as a writer and debater. I stopped posting because I no longer had the time to put as much effort as I wanted in posting.

I don�t think you should feel disappointed that more progress isn�t made in changing people�s minds with these debates. We should post mainly for our own enjoyment and education. In terms of educating theists, well, we need to keep our sense of humour. Yes, theism seems to have done more harm than good, but since most people who ever lived on this planet have been theists in spite of the lack of much actual evidence, there must be strong, non-rational, evolutionary factors at work. And a universe, which compels trillions of people to die carrying a wildly false, anthropocentric worldview, must be so indifferent towards us that we just have to laugh.

Anyway, I enjoyed your posts, Koy.

cricket · 09-09-2002, 01:46 AM

Damn! I hope you're not gone for good. I'll never forget the first time I found your posts; I was sitting here alone laughing like a nutcase. What a hoot!

Clutch · 09-09-2002, 06:36 AM

Koy, I'll miss your energy and wit. Come back soon, dumbass.

luvluv · 09-10-2002, 06:08 PM

Earl...

...it's just possible that a theist might teach you something.

Kantian · 09-10-2002, 06:34 PM

Hello Luv Luv! Exactly what would that "teaching" be, my good apologist?

~Transcendentalist~

[ September 10, 2002: Message edited by: Immanuel Kant ]</p>

Toefur · 09-10-2002, 06:46 PM

Pity, this. I enjoyed reading your posts.

Take care!

galiel · 09-11-2002, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Godless Sodomite:
<strong>Your departure from these boards is more devastating than learning that Santa Claus was mom and dad. </strong>

Ummm, wait. WAIT!
SANTA IS MOM AND DAD?!??

AtlanticCitySlave · 09-14-2002, 01:49 PM

Oh please, Koy was all rhetoric and that's it. I sure as hell won't miss him one bit. Another stubborn, militant, close-minded rhetoric shit dispenser is the last thing we should be expressing regrets about leaving. Bye!

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09-07-2002, 10:47 AM	#51
hezekiah jones Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: WI Posts: 4,357	Bummer man, but you gotta do what you gotta do, and I don't blame you. Thanks for all the rampant hilarity and best of luck. <a href="http://www.subcin.com/clowncried.html" target="_blank">The Day The Clown Cried</a> <a href="http://www.hideinplainwebsite.com/Lewis.html" target="_blank">The Day The Clown Died</a> Ha!

09-07-2002, 05:22 PM	#52
hinduwoman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: India Posts: 6,977	Koy it was fun to know you. You were the closest thing we had to atheist evengelist! But can't blame you. Same old stuff and <img src="graemlins/banghead.gif" border="0" alt="[Bang Head]" /> feeling.

09-08-2002, 10:27 AM	#53
Earl Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 390	Koy, Remember me? I appreciate your reasons for leaving the forums. I�ve been in lurker mode for many months now. I used to post massive essays here, carefully researching my arguments, editing my posts, and so forth. And I don�t believe I changed a single theist�s mind on any major issue. The thing is, though, I had a completely different motivation for posting. Years ago, when I first discovered non-theist content on the web, I came across alt.bible.errancy where the very dedicated Farrell Till still leads the charge. Something he wrote once stuck in my mind: he posts mainly for fellow sceptics and agnostic lurkers, or those who aren�t committed one way or the other. For myself, I have no idea how many such uncommitted readers frequent these forums. In the end, I think, I posted mainly for my own benefit: I got a chance to learn from the research and from the dialogue, and to improve my skills as a writer and debater. I stopped posting because I no longer had the time to put as much effort as I wanted in posting. I don�t think you should feel disappointed that more progress isn�t made in changing people�s minds with these debates. We should post mainly for our own enjoyment and education. In terms of educating theists, well, we need to keep our sense of humour. Yes, theism seems to have done more harm than good, but since most people who ever lived on this planet have been theists in spite of the lack of much actual evidence, there must be strong, non-rational, evolutionary factors at work. And a universe, which compels trillions of people to die carrying a wildly false, anthropocentric worldview, must be so indifferent towards us that we just have to laugh. Anyway, I enjoyed your posts, Koy.

09-09-2002, 01:46 AM	#54
cricket Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St Louis MO USA Posts: 1,188	Damn! I hope you're not gone for good. I'll never forget the first time I found your posts; I was sitting here alone laughing like a nutcase. What a hoot!

09-09-2002, 06:36 AM	#55
Clutch Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 3,751	Koy, I'll miss your energy and wit. Come back soon, dumbass.

09-10-2002, 06:08 PM	#56
luvluv Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Planet Lovetron Posts: 3,919	Earl... ...it's just possible that a theist might teach you something.

09-10-2002, 06:34 PM	#57
Kantian Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Konigsberg Posts: 238	Hello Luv Luv! Exactly what would that "teaching" be, my good apologist? ~Transcendentalist~ [ September 10, 2002: Message edited by: Immanuel Kant ]</p>

09-10-2002, 06:46 PM	#58
Toefur Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 77	Pity, this. I enjoyed reading your posts. Take care!

09-14-2002, 01:49 PM	#60
AtlanticCitySlave Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 251	Oh please, Koy was all rhetoric and that's it. I sure as hell won't miss him one bit. Another stubborn, militant, close-minded rhetoric shit dispenser is the last thing we should be expressing regrets about leaving. Bye!

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