From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 27 15:55:32 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E86B6106564A for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:55:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC2758FC0C for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:55:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id o6RFt34j095629; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:55:03 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id o6RFt2TD095628; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:55:02 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:55:02 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: David Brodbeck Message-ID: <20100727155502.GA95542@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20100724062446.GD78741@guilt.hydra> <1E1FB8AF2B3AD9F567716164@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <5fe257a732fe215609f88432ae3051d4.squirrel@www.gull.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5fe257a732fe215609f88432ae3051d4.squirrel@www.gull.us> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD logo X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:55:33 -0000 On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 02:06:17PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: > On Mon, July 26, 2010 11:24 am, Paul Schmehl wrote: > > When this is the way one answers a simple question, I tend to believe > > there's no genuine interest in dialog. > > Well, I hate to break it to you, but people who are trying to make a > religious point aren't interested in dialog, anyway. In fact, it's pretty > well impossible to have a dialog with them that gets anywhere. You can't > have a sensible debate when the other person's fallback response is always > "it's god's will, so it's beyond our understanding and we can't question > it, and you're an evil person for not agreeing with me." These people > have been taught from a young age that logic is evil and will lead them > down the road to hell, so logical arguments are lost on them. Careful about making rash generalizations. I replied to the OP with some info on the background of BSDie and how he was drawn. He sent me a nice thank you and sounded more interested in the information than in promoting a cause. Although I have know those who seem to function in the way you describe, but I know as many or more religious people to think about what they say and are willing to let people of other persuasions to think and say what they want - and take responsibility for their own consequences. Don't let a few weirdos on TV and radio determine the total of your learning about religions. ////jerry > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >