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trotsky

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161. What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil?
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 08:30 AM
Sep 2018

I'd love to know.

Show you are interested in actual dialog. Answer the question.

it means more hate and wars probably nt msongs Aug 2018 #1
Too reductionistic by far. eom guillaumeb Aug 2018 #2
That's about right. Maybe some good too, KPN Sep 2018 #101
LMAO trotsky Aug 2018 #3
Keep spinning your narrative. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #5
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #7
The article states that the population of theists is growing. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #11
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #14
No, it does not. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #16
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #17
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #47
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #140
I think an answer will not be coming, somehow. MineralMan Sep 2018 #141
It's amazing how a one sentence off hand remark Lordquinton Sep 2018 #142
And the one sentence comes from the article that HE HIMSELF posted. trotsky Sep 2018 #144
Everyone can see it Lordquinton Sep 2018 #150
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #153
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #154
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #155
You'll wait a long time for Guy (French pronunciation). MineralMan Sep 2018 #156
I'm going to keep asking. trotsky Sep 2018 #157
Yeah, I know. MineralMan Sep 2018 #158
They might actually come to a different conclusion. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #159
If they have a modicum of intelligence, they won't. trotsky Sep 2018 #160
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #161
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #162
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? n/t trotsky Sep 2018 #163
What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? n/t trotsky Oct 2018 #164
Spinning it? Not really. Pretty obvious logic. bitterross Aug 2018 #18
The article notes your observation. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #21
So if an article was titled...Earth is gaining dogs qazplm135 Aug 2018 #28
"Kind of the George Bush of this internet forum." trotsky Aug 2018 #32
If you read the article, guillaumeb Aug 2018 #40
I read it qazplm135 Aug 2018 #42
Auditioning for a choir? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #53
Your "choir" nonsense, again? MineralMan Aug 2018 #56
Are you the appointed spokesperson? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #57
but how can I? qazplm135 Aug 2018 #59
I am the spokesperson for myself. MineralMan Aug 2018 #61
Since you (guillaumeb) seem to think that a person making a simple request is appointed spokesperson Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #83
Hey, MM. You're a very smart guy. Why do you waste time even engaging with this fellow? pangaia Sep 2018 #79
Oh please...they are both the same person. ret5hd Sep 2018 #92
Could have fooled me... pangaia Sep 2018 #96
It's part of my de-stressing routine. MineralMan Sep 2018 #97
Well, you DID fool me... Didn;t you? OR..... pangaia Sep 2018 #98
One can never have too many tympani. MineralMan Sep 2018 #99
HA HA HA !!! Some people think we are smelling the heads.... pangaia Sep 2018 #100
I'm not actually a percussionist. My experience with tympani MineralMan Sep 2018 #102
I return insults qazplm135 Aug 2018 #58
You first replied in #28, guillaumeb Aug 2018 #60
It means that even newbies in this group have your number Lordquinton Aug 2018 #62
it was an analogy qazplm135 Sep 2018 #66
Speaking of condescension, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #73
You prove his point Lordquinton Sep 2018 #80
He admitted to being a long time member. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #84
He said he's been here a while Lordquinton Sep 2018 #88
Tired. Boring. qazplm135 Sep 2018 #95
Or like Global Warming Lordquinton Sep 2018 #89
Woosh. The numeric logic went right over your head. So of course your ignore the key point. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #77
You know you're right on target in the Religion department ... TwistOneUp Aug 2018 #10
Ha! Thanks! n/t trotsky Aug 2018 #15
Auditioning for the tiny choir? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #41
Knock off the personal attacks, gil. trotsky Aug 2018 #46
Ah yes, the personal attacks. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #54
I've never personally attacked you, but the choir thing is nonsense and you should drop it. marylandblue Sep 2018 #93
I will, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #108
Or when Hell freezes over, eh? MineralMan Sep 2018 #110
Check in with the closed Facebook group. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #111
I don't know of any closed Facebook group. MineralMan Sep 2018 #113
This secret one that we never mention on DU! trotsky Sep 2018 #145
While that looks interesting, my Facebook time is very limited, MineralMan Sep 2018 #146
OK, just don't share that link with anyone! trotsky Sep 2018 #147
Okey-Dokey! Mum's the Word. MineralMan Sep 2018 #148
Oh, for pete's sake! MineralMan Aug 2018 #51
Ironic indeed. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #55
I mean at this point... qazplm135 Sep 2018 #67
Oh, yes, the choir. Yawn. Mariana Sep 2018 #69
Well, occasionally one shows up to bolster the message. MineralMan Sep 2018 #70
That is true. Mariana Sep 2018 #71
The toxic atmosphere does inhibit some. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #74
What toxic atmosphere? Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #103
Some carpeting is known to emit toxic fumes. Mariana Sep 2018 #105
There are none so blind......eom guillaumeb Sep 2018 #109
Guill, you need some new material, I think. MineralMan Sep 2018 #112
My thoughts exactly, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #114
So can you explain why you think there is a toxic Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #117
That comment has been made a number of times in the last 2 years. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #119
You made that comment in post 74. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #120
I made an observation, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #121
Just so I understand: Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #122
I asked a question of you. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #123
I've attempted to repeat your position Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #125
And my question remains unanswered. Interesting. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #126
And my question remains unanswered. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #127
ok once again we are done. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #129
Sorry that you cannot acknowledge the obvious, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #130
Speaking of unanswered questions Lordquinton Sep 2018 #143
And more toxicity demonstrated: guillaumeb Sep 2018 #128
People who disagree with Gil are permitted to post here. Mariana Sep 2018 #124
Apparently it is toxic to repeat what he said Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #132
I've posted this before. Mariana Sep 2018 #134
None of my posts are required reading. MineralMan Sep 2018 #118
Yes. I thought I noticed an unpleasant sulfurous chemical odor when I MineralMan Sep 2018 #106
I wonder if the above line of thinking is the result of the new... NeoGreen Aug 2018 #24
It's scary how many rhetorical tools from the MAGA toolset gil likes to use. trotsky Aug 2018 #25
That's just like, your opinion Lordquinton Aug 2018 #43
Yet another train wreck of a thread Major Nikon Aug 2018 #45
Time for this one again trotsky Aug 2018 #48
That poor turtle... NeoGreen Aug 2018 #50
From your link qazplm135 Aug 2018 #4
Welcome to DU. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #8
welcome? I've been here awhile qazplm135 Aug 2018 #26
Oh, hey, you're new here TlalocW Aug 2018 #36
A belated welcome. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #39
No one in this group has said or implied that religion is dying out. Mariana Aug 2018 #30
Trust me. Religious freedom, of any sort, does NOT exist in China. pangaia Sep 2018 #78
Developed countries are going one way, underdeveloped countries are going the other marylandblue Aug 2018 #6
Shhh, gil has made it clear this thread is no place for facts and analysis. n/t trotsky Aug 2018 #19
Geography zipplewrath Aug 2018 #9
Perhaps they are converting to escape the Islamophobia guillaumeb Aug 2018 #12
More likely zipplewrath Aug 2018 #13
Except that at least in Western and Northern Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #20
Organized zipplewrath Aug 2018 #22
Indeed. It wasn't a serious point. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #23
or qazplm135 Aug 2018 #27
Where the population is growing faster, more people are born into religions. MineralMan Aug 2018 #29
As usual for gil, he read the headline, and assumed. trotsky Aug 2018 #33
I am constantly puzzled by that phenomenon. MineralMan Aug 2018 #34
I'm wondering if more people are reporting because they feel they have to TrogL Aug 2018 #31
Not so much, really. The rise in reported "nones" here in the US and in MineralMan Aug 2018 #35
I don't place my faith in saidsimplesimon Aug 2018 #37
How progressive a region is correlates inversely to in the influence of organized religion Major Nikon Aug 2018 #49
I call Bullshit on this. gibraltar72 Aug 2018 #38
Christians like Guil, popularized "faith" Bretton Garcia Aug 2018 #44
All religions good! No religion bad! MineralMan Aug 2018 #52
The reason religion may be gaining ground Comatose Sphagetti Aug 2018 #63
So religion provides comfort? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #64
I think so. Comatose Sphagetti Aug 2018 #65
sure qazplm135 Sep 2018 #68
There's a reason we celebrate religious holidays the way we do marylandblue Sep 2018 #72
If you do not understand the difference, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #75
Remember this post Lordquinton Sep 2018 #81
that you think there is a difference qazplm135 Sep 2018 #94
No it's demographics. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #104
I don't know. Sorry about the turtle. dameatball Sep 2018 #76
Your OP title contradicts the article title & gets it wrong. They do not mean the same thing. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #82
The title at the link is as I have written it. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #85
I've started going to church since I found a liberal church. First time since I was 12. mahina Sep 2018 #86
Ok, at the page, but the URL has a different more accurate title. But you don't address any points. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #87
Get comfortable Lordquinton Sep 2018 #91
You made a claim that I misrepresented the title. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #107
Again, you eschew simple math. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #115
And the title? guillaumeb Sep 2018 #137
What's your purpose? qazplm135 Sep 2018 #135
It keeps him busy. I think that's it. MineralMan Sep 2018 #149
I think that's wishful thinking. Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #90
It's true that the number of religious people in the world is increasing. Mariana Sep 2018 #116
people have always joined a religion to have a community demigoddess Sep 2018 #131
There are many reasons advanced to justify war. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #133
so many wars were fought over the fact that the religions did not agree on a point. demigoddess Sep 2018 #139
You have to walk the talk.. Maxheader Sep 2018 #136
Action versus talk? guillaumeb Sep 2018 #138
christianity is in decline. Islam is ascendant. samir.g Sep 2018 #151
Let us continue this discussion in 100 years. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #152
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