tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post2868824707981773780..comments2024-03-28T19:18:04.235-07:00Comments on Deity Shmeity: GamerGrundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07339125862340793733noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-33550584035409388592012-11-11T05:03:58.620-08:002012-11-11T05:03:58.620-08:00Learning some more psych and using it would be mor...Learning some more psych and using it would be more practical for actually causing deconversions. Rational argument is best for inoculating the non-exposed, not for deconverting the brainwashed, who usually have to break out on their own (no 'deprogramming' system has ever been that highly effective).Nathanaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-47564653159134767382012-11-02T17:44:20.416-07:002012-11-02T17:44:20.416-07:00It really can be frustrating. I find, that like y...It really can be frustrating. I find, that like you, I am glutton for the punishment of "getting nowhere". I do take solace in the ideas that I may be "planting seeds" and that some readers who may never speak up will benefit, but who knows. What I do know is that I am tired of not speaking my mind. Even if I get nowhere, I often do feel better knowing that I left their Reason_Beingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-89695044736056941712012-11-01T18:55:28.458-07:002012-11-01T18:55:28.458-07:00I agree analogies are really good to use, I should...I agree analogies are really good to use, I should probably use more as well. It's funny, my post for tomorrow has 2 analogies in it, which I wrote before I read this response. It could be a coincidence, but I think this post just put the general idea of analogies in the back of my head.Hausdorffhttp://hausdorffbb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-27825173083346506762012-11-01T16:55:06.597-07:002012-11-01T16:55:06.597-07:00Sounds like you're the gamer. You might have n...Sounds like you're the gamer. You might have noticed I made a link to my analogy posts in the sidebar. I'm trying to do more of these since I read the book Bad Astronomy. The author says how he'd explain why the sky is blue to a kid by comparing blue light to leafs which stay in the air longer and other colored light to acorns which fall quickly out of trees. The sun is the tree in Grundyhttp://deityshmeity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-44061350302236335562012-11-01T16:50:35.640-07:002012-11-01T16:50:35.640-07:00Heh, like the Bush reference. It is kinda like tha...Heh, like the Bush reference. It is kinda like that.Grundyhttp://deityshmeity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-76581106892837328202012-11-01T16:49:57.669-07:002012-11-01T16:49:57.669-07:00At least I never think I lose, so my self-esteem i...At least I never think I lose, so my self-esteem is doing fine.Grundyhttp://deityshmeity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-14801207894250519942012-11-01T13:21:20.774-07:002012-11-01T13:21:20.774-07:00I have heard from so many former religionists that...I have heard from so many former religionists that the sort of conversations you describe played some role in their finally abandoning their silly superstitions. I suppose that it reason enough to keep at it. But do take regular breaks, as the frustration does build up after awhile.vjackhttp://www.atheistrev.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-21385809342821041562012-11-01T08:30:48.842-07:002012-11-01T08:30:48.842-07:00To the actual point of your post, I agree, it can ...To the actual point of your post, I agree, it can get quite frustrating at times. I tell myself that I am trying to plant a seed, I tell myself there might be bystanders watching, but it is hard sometimes when you hit that brick wall. It reminds me of when I was reading that apologetics books and doing a series of posts in tandem with an apologetics blog that was reading the same book. I figured Hausdorffhttp://hausdorffbb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-57501413134734088142012-11-01T07:22:37.334-07:002012-11-01T07:22:37.334-07:00I've been thinking about this a lot recently. ...I've been thinking about this a lot recently. It can be extremely frustrating. I wonder if there is any value in it sometimes too. But it does at least refine my own debate skills, if nothing else. That helps in real life applications... aside from dispelling fairy tales.<br /><br />I count a "battle" victory as any time I see the other side at least thinking about what I'veTWFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-67274798908828027642012-11-01T06:53:45.197-07:002012-11-01T06:53:45.197-07:00Took me too long to realize you weren't talkin...Took me too long to realize you weren't talking about a real game. <br /><br />Not "fun", frustrating. Dark souls?<br /><br />realized it was repetitive early on, that could be almost anything, diablo 3 maybe?<br /><br />jab, kick, block? no moves? Must be some indie fighting game or something.<br /><br />anticlimactic end without a knockout, it's just over, WTF?!? Oh shit, he&#Hausdorffhttp://hausdorffbb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com