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Old 11-17-2002, 02:02 PM   #1
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Thumbs down BB: Moderation hits an all new low.

Yes, we thought that BaptistBoard couldn't sink any lower, but moderator C.S. Murphy has really proved us wrong.

<a href="http://www.baptistboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=48;t=000030;p=1" target="_blank">Fundamentalist Creationism?</a>

A thread was started in the "No Rev. Joshuas" Forum to discuss if six-day, young earth creationism should be a doctrinal requirement for fundy status. The moderator apparently doesn't like discussion and edited all posts that interpreted the bible differently than he does. For instance take Deacon's original Statement:

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Try this, make a list of key doctrines associated with creation. I’m not sure that “6-day creationism” belongs there.
Perhaps general creationism, the idea that God created, the rest of ‘origin theory’ is just that THEORY, and is not foundational doctrine.

AND YES, I BELIEVE IN THE INERRANT WORD OF GOD AND IN A LITERARY INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE!
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Try this, make a list of key doctrines associated with creation. ***** accout inconsistant with literal interpretaion removed***Perhaps general creationism,

AND YES, I BELIEVE IN THE INERRANT WORD OF GOD AND IN A LITERARY INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE!
Apparently, C.S. Murphy comes from the censor-your-opponent-and-put-him-in-the-hospital style of debating. Of course when both science AND theology are against you, no wonder you have to cheat.

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Heh, they do tend to prefer the Goebbels school of moderation in Xian sites.

Why do you waste your time on them, Rufus? You should know by now that their creationist beliefs are not due to a mistaken interpretation of data, so why bother trying to rub their noses in the facts as if they will suddenly shout "eureka!" and abandon their silliness?

Biff the unclean already masterfully explained the proper reaction to creationists...

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Er, umm, Scigirl you are dealing with people whose alternative theory to evolution is stage magic. "Hey Rocky, watch me pull a universe out of my hat."

I would suggest that when confronted by anti-evolutionists that you take the heel of your open hand and smack them on the forehead with it. The Three Stooges coconut sound that will result should at least be amusing.
ROFL!
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Altough we all got banned from BaptistBoard, it is still fun to read it and watch the nuts.
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Bullshit, you get red in the face when they say something not only stupid, but based on interpretations of data that are so wrong that you wish you could reach through your monitor and shake the moron like a rag doll.

Admit it!
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You know, I was thinking the other day that online forums are a veritable goldmine for sociologists and psychologists and all the other various 'logists' interested in studying human behavior. I mean, at what other time in human history has conditions been riper than the recent growth of the Internet phenomena?

I wonder what they would study at Baptist Board...
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Whoa...there are posts gutted all over that first page. This idea sure has them terrified.

And this "Helen" nutcase -- she's the wife of Barry Setterfield? What a hotbed of lunacy.
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Yeap, they got married a year or two ago. She is his "science" editor and thinks that qualifies her as a "scientist." It is amazing how many BaptistBoard posters eat her statements up and think she is a genius.

What is rather funny is that the Setterfields' email is "bhs4light."

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Whoa...there are posts gutted all over that first page. This idea sure has them terrified.
There is no such thing as terror for one who has faith in a "literary" interpretation of the bible.

Like that Deacon guy, God what an animal! Take numbers, ladies, there's only one of him so you'll have to share.

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Bullshit, you get red in the face when they say something not only stupid, but based on interpretations of data that are so wrong that you wish you could reach through your monitor and shake the moron like a rag doll.
I prefer to punch 'em in the mouth, myself.
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I prefer to punch 'em in the mouth, myself.</strong>
Let's cool down the anger, OK?
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