Is Religion A Force For Good?

[Sheldon]

No no no, first you prove no deity exists, then @Sherlock-Holmes will give you the evidence you missed, and not before. What we’ve had so far is a mere “amuse bouche”, trust me, the starters and main course are cocked and ready to fire at us poor incredulous fools. Testing the existence of god, heathens…I despair I really do…

[Sheldon]

@Sherlock-Holmes

@Sheldon

A lie need not be intentional, you just quoted the definition and the secondary definition plainly says “to create a false or misleading impression”.

So in your mind “to create a false or misleading impression” does not require intent? surely one has to intend to create a false or misleading impression? This is the kind of verbal excrement we hear from Trump and his cohorts,

This struck me as pretty funny, since I offered a cogent and concise explanation of the semantics involved, citing the dictionary definition offered by @Sherlock-Holmes himself, and he responds with petty insulting rhetoric.

Now in all honesty which of those seems more reminiscent of the duplicitous Tango man, vapid childish rhetoric, or carefully reasoned argument citing facts and evidence?

@Sherlock-Holmes

I’m done with your insults

Says the man comparing me to Trump. As for insults lets take a look at the latest batch…

@Sherlock-Holmes

I’ve reduced most of the mouthy atheists here to babbling and name calling,

@Sherlock-Holmes

Says the man in the silly wizard hat, keep waving your wand, I’m sure you’ll get lucky some day.

@Sherlock-Holmes

Yes, you do like to feign erudition, …if you expect replies from me then keep it tight, to the point, concise, none of this self congratulatory verbosity marathons you bore everyone to tears with.

@Sherlock-Holmes

Ahh yes, we must get back to ad hominem when reasoned discourse is too much of a challenge.

@Sherlock-Holmes

may I call you an imbecile?

@Sherlock-Holmes

I’m afraid you and I are done, I have no interest whatsoever in trying to discuss any subject with you, I won’t be responding to any posts you make in any thread.

Pop quiz time then:

• Was this assertion true?

• Was this assertion a lie?

@Sherlock-Holmes

unless we have an initial belief we cannot develop new beliefs.

@Sherlock-Holmes

I made no claims about…initial beliefs are or what led to them

• Is that claim true?
• Is that claim a lie?

Since my exposure of your duplicity is being balked at as unfair or incivil, lets ask others how they view it?