Friday, 03 December 2010
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Eberhard vs. Schuldt: Tactics
This Tuesday in St. Louis I will be debating my long-time friend Ben Schuldt (who blogs over at War on Error) on the question of tactics in dealing with religious people. I will be defending (and doing my best to define) the noble and enemy-crushing firebrand approach while Ben, ever the diplomat, will do his best to defend the approach of catering to the fragile ego of their opponents. Ok, that may be a bit of a biased assessment, but I'm sure you get the gist.I have the utmost respect for Ben, which was why we have teamed up before during the amateur debate at Skepticon 2, so we know each others' styles. The really interesting thing about this debate is that both Ben and I have played both sides of the field on this question. When I first met Ben, he was undeniably a firebrand whilst I was undoubtedly a diplomat. And now the tables have turned. So we both should have a really good perspective on this, which should contribute to a solid debate. It will also be a personal privilege for me to actually engage a friend and peer of Schuldt's caliber. I have learned a great deal from Ben over the years and have employed a myriad of his arguments in my own debates. He is extremely intelligent and a somewhat intimidating opponent.
If you'd like to show up, the event will be held at the St. Louis Ethical Society Tuesday night from 7pm-9pm. The address for the Ethical Society is 9001 Clayton Rd. Good as Ben is, if he even thinks about dropping the line that my type is 'harming the movement', his ass is mine! :P
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JT, I wonder how much more of the wrath of God you are storing up for yourself on Judgment Day, by leading others astray?
For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Romans 14:11
@DenseGodBot - Tons. Fuck him.
JT
@Zerowing21 - JT, I know you think this is all fun and games, but one day you won't think so. The Bible is very clear that there will be degrees of Hell.
If you really want proof that what the Bible says is real, go to the Wyatt Museum in Cornersville, TN. Click on Sodom and Gomorrha. Mr. Wyatt found the biblical cities of Sodom, Gomorrha, Admah and Zeboim. (That region is still desolate today). They have videos of what Mr. Wyatt found in Israel and they have a sulfur ball taken from there, that's now in the museum. The proof is out there if you really want to find it. Mr. Wyatt also found Noah's ark, the Red Sea Crossing and Mt. Sinai.
Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. Genesis 19:24-25
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. Matthew 10:14-15.
@DenseGodBot - Empty threats don't bug me. I may as well have fun with the people making them.
JT
@Zerowing21 - And if your eye offends you, pluck it out: it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. Mark 9:47-48
@DenseGodBot - Neither my eyes nor my ears offend me. I find idiotic ideas and empty threats to be highly offensive. I find anybody who thinks so ill of me as to think I'll fall for lousy arguments or empty threats to be even more offensive.
JT
@Zerowing21 - But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14