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thishereboi -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/4/2012 1:01:42 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Kaliko


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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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Florida is not the south. Just sayin...

;o)


Exactly!

Snow birds!!!


I'm confused. It looks pretty south when you're looking from New Hampshire.



It does from here too, but then again so does Canada. But I understand what they mean. My best friend, when I lived there, was born there and loved to rant about snow birds. If I wanted to get her worked up, I would ask her if she wanted to run over to WDW and worship the mouse with me.[8D]



Kaliko -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/4/2012 1:11:03 PM)


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ORIGINAL: SternSkipper

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I'm confused. It looks pretty south when you're looking from New Hampshire.



Hi neighbor... My son is up enjoying your state's hospitality @ Loon Mountain today. Love that part of the state.




Howdy. I'm a lot closer to you (26 miles, according to CM) than I am to Loon Mountain. I wish I lived more north. One day.



GotSteel -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/4/2012 4:52:24 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Yachtie
What does obsolescence have to do with my comprehension of a known term; moron?


I apologize, I tend to have trouble accurately assessing the extent to which I need to walk people through things for them to make the connections. Let me know if this is straight forward enough.

There are multiple definitions for the word moron, an obsolete historical definition and a modern definition in common use. Therefore, unless you're under the impression that JstAnotherSub or I are communicating with you via time machine it makes sense to conclude that we're using the current and not the obsolete definition of that word. As such I  posted a particular example of the well documented negative correlation between religiosity and intelligence. Hence my posting of the studies abstract wasn't an endeavor to "avoid explaining the correlation" but of one to directly illuminate said correlation.

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ORIGINAL: Yachtie
Since you brought up IQ, are you a moron?


I didn't bother to address this as I had expected the answer to be self-evident but I suppose that's another matter which depends upon ones audience. No, I'm not a moron are you?



Rule -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/4/2012 5:07:50 PM)

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ORIGINAL: GotSteel
I  posted a particular example of the well documented negative correlation between religiosity and intelligence.

That correlation is a reflection of some high IQ people being spiritually handicapped. The mind is like a see-saw: because of this severe mental handicap more nerve cells can be utilized for thinking quickly, resulting in a relatively high IQ. Just like blind people often have their other senses well developed. And just like idiot savants sometimes excel in a particular mental activity. So it isn't because people have a high IQ that they have less religiosity, but instead the reverse is true: they are therefore very much like idiot savants - and like them completely oblivious to the mental faculty which they lack.



JstAnotherSub -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/4/2012 5:11:11 PM)

eta ~FR~

Good grief folks, call em a maroon like Bugs Bunny would. They are idgits, idiots, and bless their little hearts.

Are yall really gonna argue over the meaning of a word, when, I think, we all should be smart enough to figure out wtf is being said.



Yachtie -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/4/2012 5:35:02 PM)

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ORIGINAL: GotSteel

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ORIGINAL: Yachtie
What does obsolescence have to do with my comprehension of a known term; moron?


I apologize, I tend to have trouble accurately assessing the extent to which I need to walk people through things for them to make the connections. Let me know if this is straight forward enough.

There are multiple definitions for the word moron, an obsolete historical definition and a modern definition in common use. Therefore, unless you're under the impression that JstAnotherSub or I are communicating with you via time machine it makes sense to conclude that we're using the current and not the obsolete definition of that word. As such I  posted a particular example of the well documented negative correlation between religiosity and intelligence. Hence my posting of the studies abstract wasn't an endeavor to "avoid explaining the correlation" but of one to directly illuminate said correlation.

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ORIGINAL: Yachtie
Since you brought up IQ, are you a moron?


I didn't bother to address this as I had expected the answer to be self-evident but I suppose that's another matter which depends upon ones audience. No, I'm not a moron are you?



Well, my usage was quite evident as within the obsolete definition. I did so by choice. Your deficiency in comprehending that is not my problem.

I'm glad you're not a moron. I actually really didn't think you were, but on occasion I have been known to be wrong so thought it best to ask. And no, neither am I.

GotSteel-
As such I  posted a particular example of the well documented negative correlation between religiosity and intelligence

Posted in relation to your earlier statement Certainly not all christans are morons but you can't blame people for noticing the correlation.  Which, by your own admission of modern usage, was pejorative and not indicative of intelligence.

You're really not tall enough for this ride.



 








GotSteel -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/4/2012 7:01:48 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Yachtie
Which, by your own admission of modern usage, was pejorative and not indicative of intelligence.

Incorrect, while a modern usage does exist which uncouples the term from any value judgment concerning intelligence said usage is demonstrably contextually inappropriate ergo it's undeniably not the definition I've been using.

Your evident confusion on this is what caused me to point to your own link and to multiple definitions of the word moron in the first place.

Let me try again. While the term was historically constricted to a specific numeric set it has since been abused by the rest of society to the extent that it now amorphously applies to a larger numeric set. 

In other words:

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ORIGINAL: GotSteel
a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment.


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ORIGINAL: GotSteel
(slang) An idiot.


Now please note that idiot in this sense is also used to denote a judgment concerning intelligence but similarly is no longer restricted to IQ scores in the sub 20 range.







Yachtie -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/4/2012 7:08:40 PM)

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ORIGINAL: GotSteel

Now please note that idiot in this sense is also used to denote a judgment concerning intelligence but similarly is no longer restricted to IQ scores in the sub 20 range.



Then I guess I'm safe from moderation when I say you're an idiot. [:D]





Kirata -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/4/2012 8:55:28 PM)


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ORIGINAL: GotSteel

a modern usage does exist which uncouples the term from any value judgment concerning intelligence

As I am not familiar with the Steelian language, I cannot dispute the truth value of your claim. But I do think it would be helpful if you would give a reader some indication when you intend the Steelish meaning of a word rather than the meaning of its English counterpart.

K.



SilverBoat -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/4/2012 10:34:27 PM)

FR::

With regard to the historical meaning of "idiot":

There's a rather famous quote from Macbeth that predates Binet's 'intelligence' tests by about 300 years or so, eh?
And the etymology of "idiot" extends back through French and Latin to ancient Greek (ἰδιώτης, idiōtēs), with meanings
that aren't grossly dissimilar from its often perjorative usage in modern languages.
 
Reasonable people could certainly parse the various academic and legalistic definitions of "idiot" as rather narrow.
And people with certain sorts of idiocy might insist that those definitions invalidate the others, historically, colloquially, etc.

YMMV, of course, but perhaps Freud's definition of "id" would be more apropos for identifying "idiots."

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GotSteel -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/5/2012 5:15:42 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Kirata
As I am not familiar with the Steelian language, I cannot dispute the truth value of your claim. But I do think it would be helpful if you would give a reader some indication when you intend the Steelish meaning of a word rather than the meaning of its English counterpart..


I'm using definitions straight out of dictionaries if you'll go back and look. I suspect that some of the problem you have with comprehension would be solved simply by actually reading what I'm writing.



Kirata -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/5/2012 11:34:57 PM)


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ORIGINAL: GotSteel

I'm using definitions straight out of dictionaries if you'll go back and look. I suspect that some of the problem you have with comprehension would be solved simply by actually reading what I'm writing.

You claimed that there exists in English a "modern usage" of the word moron that implies "no value judgment concerning intelligence." However, the only support you offered for this claim was a single entry that someone deficient in English posted to the "open-content" Wiktionary, which is by NO standard an authoritative source on English usage, or even a credible dictionary. To wit:

a stupid person; a dolt ~American Heritage
a foolish or stupid person ~Collins
an insulting word for someone who behaves in a stupid way ~MacMillan
a person affected with mild mental retardation: a very stupid person ~Merriam-Webster
a very foolish or stupid person ~Webster's New World College
a stupid person ~Cambridge

So your claim to the contrary notwithstanding, there is no currently accepted use of the word moron which does not convey a lack of intelligence. And if you remain unconvinced, I am sure you will find that a practical application of scientific method will erase all your doubts.

K.



Mrxp -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/5/2012 11:56:41 PM)

Why not just say "Cretin" so as to stay on-topic in this thread?



Kirata -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/6/2012 1:03:46 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Mrxp

Why not just say "Cretin" so as to stay on-topic in this thread?

Referring to Eddie Long, I think "clown" would be more appropriate. [:)]

K.



hlen5 -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/6/2012 12:40:54 PM)

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ORIGINAL: tweakabelle

While our professional backgrounds are pretty dissimilar, it would appear that our experience of Christians has led us both to precisely the same conclusion.

Like you, when any one tells me "trust me I'm a Christian" I run as fast as I can in the opposite direction.


It occurred to me as I was reading that ANYONE that says, "Trust me, I'm a ________", is someone that bears further scrutiny. There are un-principled people of every denomination and every NON-denomination.

ETA: Someone worthy of trust has no need to declare their trustworthiness.



tazzygirl -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/6/2012 2:12:32 PM)

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It occurred to me as I was reading that ANYONE that says, "Trust me, I'm a ________", is someone that bears further scrutiny. There are un-principled people of every denomination and every NON-denomination.

ETA: Someone worthy of trust has no need to declare their trustworthiness.


trust me, hlen is a smart cookie!!! [;)] (j/k doll, I think you are incredibly smart!)



hlen5 -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/13/2012 12:07:44 AM)


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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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It occurred to me as I was reading that ANYONE that says, "Trust me, I'm a ________", is someone that bears further scrutiny. There are un-principled people of every denomination and every NON-denomination.

ETA: Someone worthy of trust has no need to declare their trustworthiness.


trust me, hlen is a smart cookie!!! [;)] (j/k doll, I think you are incredibly smart!)



Smarty-pants!!![:)][;)][:)]



MissAsylum -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/13/2012 2:05:48 AM)

~FR~

"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian no more than standing in a garage makes you a car."




hlen5 -> RE: Jesus save me from your followers... (2/13/2012 12:57:47 PM)


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ORIGINAL: MissAsylum

~FR~

"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian no more than standing in a garage makes you a car."




Amen to that!



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