tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post7718380338204994460..comments2024-03-29T07:36:41.429-04:00Comments on Incinerating Presuppositionalism: Fishing with a Chick TractBahnsen Burnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-11952029462034844612015-10-04T20:51:46.853-04:002015-10-04T20:51:46.853-04:00Alif (praestans),
As of me, well, I just make fun...Alif (praestans),<br /><br />As of me, well, I just make fun of the presuppositional bullshitters. They could not care if you have an answer or not. They just want you to fall into a semantic trap and keep you there. They're only interested in putting you in their little box of what they think you have to believe, and don't you dare thinking any differently. So, forget about answering them. Think, rather about understanding the issues yourself.<br /><br />Anyway, what I do is tell them that anything they can;t do, they should not ask from me. I point to their deficiencies in what they think I should believe, and how they are the ones who actually believe such and such things. I do so laughing at them for their stupidity. I point to their stupidity time and again. I;m not interested in convincing them, since I already know that they could not care one bit. I just make sure that their dishonesty and deficiencies are evident. But I would normally advice people not to get too involved with those idiots. Just make fun of them. That's the most they deserve.<br /><br />See ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-67953160336624747142015-10-04T20:45:44.984-04:002015-10-04T20:45:44.984-04:00Alif (praestans),
It is true that a lot of Object...Alif (praestans),<br /><br />It is true that a lot of Objectivists write in too much of a jargon of their own, and then again, maybe forgetting clarity altogether.<br /><br />Well, the good news is that Dawson, while verbose, is not obscure. His writings are very very easy to understand, only it takes a while to read them.<br /><br />Give it a try. It's worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-90113502198876595502015-10-04T20:37:58.912-04:002015-10-04T20:37:58.912-04:00I used to think that even creationists would be em...I used to think that even creationists would be embarrassed of those Chick Tracks. "Fishing" with that kind of bullshit?! Holy crap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-40826678282945795932015-09-30T15:53:41.832-04:002015-09-30T15:53:41.832-04:00As though he were running out of ammunition, he as...As though he were running out of ammunition, he asked, “Isn’t there some higher thing you live for?”Putting my hand over my chest, I answered, “My self.” <br /><br />Wrong answer Equality 7-2521 hehehesamonedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502545219196104567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-81160840410510014482015-09-27T03:20:19.257-04:002015-09-27T03:20:19.257-04:00Thanks Brandon [ps is it de rigueur to use noms de...Thanks Brandon [ps is it de rigueur to use noms de plume - as yours and Dawson's seemingly are?]<br /><br />I had ad block on all the while that's why there wasn't a blue bar on top.<br />I've found 17 matches.<br /><br />In his 3/9/10 post Dawson writes<br /><br />[As regards cogency] "as I am constantly reminded by my detractors, I’m a wordy son of a bitch,"<br /><br />Whilst I couldn't possibly put it as he has, there does seem some idea there of what I'm on about. I took me ages to understand Kenan Malik https://kenanmalik.wordpress.com/, prhaps it'll be the same here. <br /><br />Ta<br />Alif [real name] praestanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343506153156692581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-61673331200400555542015-09-26T18:06:01.664-04:002015-09-26T18:06:01.664-04:00Alif,
Although I use Google Chrome, I would imagi...Alif,<br /><br />Although I use Google Chrome, I would imagine the following would also be applicable to Mozilla FireFox:<br /><br />At the very top of the blog page, you should see the orange Blogger icon. Immediately to the right of that icon is a text field with a magnifying glass icon. That text field is the search box. Simply type some keywords (such as the ones I provided above) and strike Enter on your keyboard. Blogger will then return all posts within Dawson's blog that contain those keywords, usually starting with the most relevant first at the top of the page. <br /><br />Also, sometime between 2010 and 2011, Dawson discovered how to create post previews, so you should be able to read the introductions to various posts created after this time in order to see if they are addressing your questions. For posts prior to this time, the search function will instead return the entire text.<br /><br />And while it is perhaps a matter of taste, I have found Dawson's writings very cogent and not at all obtuse -- though most do require substantial reflection and critical thought.<br /><br />Best of luck in your future investigations.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Brandon D DickensAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232659034334403223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-83042349293684480342015-09-26T16:32:42.776-04:002015-09-26T16:32:42.776-04:00Thank you Brandon, as I've indicated before, I...Thank you Brandon, as I've indicated before, I haven't found a search button on the site [is it a browser problem - I use mozilla].<br /><br />I'm looking for the ansr to 'how do you know' &c; not just mere the occurrence of the phrase, of course. If there's clarity in the answer, all well n good. Forget succinctness, let me say I'm seeking congency - I'm a beginner so no obtuse objectivist discouse please.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Alifpraestanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343506153156692581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-1367691721069975482015-09-26T16:01:20.575-04:002015-09-26T16:01:20.575-04:00Alif,
Though, again, I do not speak for Dawson, i...Alif,<br /><br />Though, again, I do not speak for Dawson, it would seem from your repeated inquiries regarding issues that Dawson has already answered that you are either unable or unwilling to explore the past decade of his writings. <br /><br />For example, using the search term “how do you know” produced 12 results. The most relevant entry would probably be the post entitled “Reason vs. Faith” from October 26th, 2013. Similarly, using the search term “William Lane Craig” produced 18 results (9 of which deal directly with various arguments by Craig), and the search term “Sye Ten” produced 15 results (at least one of which deals directly with Sye Ten's own website).<br /><br />As far as your request for succinctness, my experience with Dawson's writings is that he is much more concerned with clarity than with brevity. <br /><br />In any event, I would be curious what type of cogent (i.e., non-circular, reality-based) answers could be provided by a theist in response to the “how do you know” line of inquiry that did not borrow from Objectivist principles.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Brandon D DickensAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232659034334403223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-89133865185762733512015-09-26T14:58:30.119-04:002015-09-26T14:58:30.119-04:00I wish the christian apologist had been someone li...I wish the christian apologist had been someone like James White or William Craig or some frothy evangelist prhaps Sye Ten or even N T Wright or he might'v directed Dawson to his organisation to talk to a more seasond fisher.<br /> <br />The 'how-does-one-know' line could've produced cogent ansrs (Dawson could you please direct me please where you succinctly address such presup mantras perhaps catechistically? <br /><br />I daresay it would've excluded sorrowful and impolite upmanships to do with eg stature. Two fishers casting lines and not making fun of each other's tackl. Wellaway.praestanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343506153156692581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-41219584719536380142015-09-23T15:21:40.317-04:002015-09-23T15:21:40.317-04:00Hello Dawson and friends. Nice piece. Thanks. Her...Hello Dawson and friends. Nice piece. Thanks. Here in Dallas the regulations prohibit proselytizers from plying their trade on DART commuter rail platforms or bus stops, but they are allowed to offer literature to passersby. In the past three years, I've only had two brief conversations with amateur religious apologists. Neither amounted to much. I discussed the Objective view of time with a Jehovah's Witness lady who became a bit petulant with me for denying her fantasy of eternity. The other fellow objected to my reading of Matthew McCormick's "Atheism and the Case Against Christ" on a DART green line commuter train. I was enjoying the book and so merely looked at him with an incredulous stare and said 'Yes' with a tonal inflection reserved for those deserving of humoring, and he then moved to another seat. <br /><br />I appreciate Dawson's blog and will read more later. Best Wishes. :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03469718358131331499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-43428245998660061292015-09-20T13:10:48.259-04:002015-09-20T13:10:48.259-04:00Dawson,
That was an enjoyable read! I can rememb...Dawson,<br /><br />That was an enjoyable read! I can remember reading some Chick Tracts when I was a kid. I would occasionally find them littering the walkway of a shopping area we used to ride our bikes to. <br /><br />Had I known then what I know now, I would've taken illustrations of a blank-faced God judging people and then casting them into hell because their names were not written in a "Book of Life," as seriously as I did such cartoons as Roger Ramjet and Mr. Magoo. <br /><br />Ydemoc Ydemochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498165330193613762noreply@blogger.com