Civility versus Antagonism, which is better?

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

Rhetorical question?

Why do all of your posts contain either vague or not so vague shots at a church that you know will get the reactions that you're looking for?

Oh nevermind...the answer is obvious. You're a bitter apostate troll.

Lol! I'm bitter? You sound like you need a hug, or to get laid.

[SeattleUte]

I gave Rocky a thumbs down on Utefans today. It felt good.

[RockyBalboa]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Lol! I'm bitter? You sound like you need a hug, or to get laid.

Yep.

You're a bitter prick who likes to troll for negative reaction from LDS faithful. If you deny it, then you can also add liar to the list.

[RockyBalboa]

Originally Posted by All-American

We could say lots of things about each other that would be as truthful as they would be pointless.

"Throw a cloak of charity over my sins, and I will throw a cloak of charity over yours."

Okay Socrates

[All-American]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

Okay Socrates

Joseph Smith, actually.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

There's also little purpose served in not being truthful about what he is. If I have to stand alone on saying what he is, that's fine and doesn't bother me one single bit.

If someone doesn't like the way I do it, then tough.

How many threads that you are involved in wind up going down this path? Doesn't it get old for you? I assure you it is getting old for me. The rest of us were actually having an interesting discussion on the church project downtown before you hijacked things here.

Let's get back to that. If you have something to say of substance related to THAT topic, I would enjoy hearing it.

[jay santos]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Why does calling somebody a name show somebody has cajones?

Here's an example: if I were in Cairo, sitting in a cafe discussing Middle East politics, how would disagreeing with the locals, by saying, "Oh yeah, you guys just hate Jews and are bunch of towel heads" prove my courage?

Questions: "how would that prove anything other than my stupidity?"

How would that advance any discussion?

Are you just trying to end discussion, because your name calling isn't advancing a discussion and isn't provoking any interesting reaction?

You don't have to be friends, but repeated name calling doesn't do anything but make the place uncivil.

And people are nuanced. Hoya is a leftist but intelligent capable of dissecting the Right, while blind to the foibles of the Left.

Seattle has active LDS siblings with whom he interacts civilly. If he's nothing but a troll, then your name-calling is giving him what he wants. If not, then you're irritating somebody you need not irritate. Either way, it appears to be a wrong choice.

Are you trying to drive him away? Nobody's trying to drive you awaw; in fact, you're welcome here, but why not a civil discussion. We all have asked for that after some heated discussions which led nowhere.

Nearly all of SU's posts on this board and CB have anti-Mormonism as the motive. His agenda is to belittle anything LDS, BYU, church leaders past and present. He has no belief or moral system himself--or he is constantly switching them when it is convenient to his point. He uses whatever angle he can to oppose every issue, no matter how illogical or inconsistent with prior posts. Just because he can do so skillfully doesn't make the content any different than Rocky's more obtuse approach. I'm not backing Rocky's approach, but your buttkissing of SU is out of place in this instance.

[RockyBalboa]

Originally Posted by All-American

Joseph Smith, actually.

Ah...better not quote him here like that or the un-believing bitter ilk of this board just might take you to task for daring to do so...

[RockyBalboa]

Originally Posted by hoyacoug

How many threads that you are involved in wind up going down this path? Doesn't it get old for you? I assure you it is getting old for me. The rest of us were actually having an interesting discussion on the church project downtown before you hijacked things here.

Let's get back to that. If you have something to say of substance related to THAT topic, I would enjoy hearing it.

And when are you ever going to be honest instead of deliberately deceptive in a lot of what you post? You're almost no better than people of SU's ilk.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

Ah...better not quote him here like that or the un-believing bitter ilk of this board just might take you to task for daring to do so...

The only one taking him to task for the quote so far is you. Let it go and talk about the topic.