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I guess I could take your critique of the "Divine Institution of Marriage" statement and fisk it, but that would take a long time and would accomplish little. I just don't want to do it. We'll have to agree to disagree.
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Did it ever occur to you that maybe his reluctance to engage has more to do with your style than with the weight of your logic?
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08-24-2008, 08:46 PM | #106 |
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The problem is that by any objective measure this board just dies when he is not around. The rest of us are for the most part too nice to make things interesting. Who else has quarreled with virtually everyone? Mike's psychoses are what makes this little world go 'round.
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A word about Mike's piquant style. I think everyone here would vouch that I've been on the receiving end of Mike's barbs more than anyone here. But the thing is people come here because of Mike's style. Telling him to change is like telling Chris Hitchins to be nice. When Mike disappears for a few days everone complains the place has gone boring. When arguing with Mike I always try to roll wiht it a lot, occasionally respond in kind, and retain my fine wit and good humor. A bit like locker room banter, yes. But he's no Mr Crimson, as I think you see from what little you've read of him here. Mike is an unusual breed of cat when it comes to temple recommend toting active LDS who give hundreds of hours a year to their church--super bright, highly educated, brutally honest, and pulling no punches when discussing his religion. I find it refreshing in a culture that in my considerable experience places a relatively low value on truth for truth's sake. LA, I think if you recruited Mike to appear on Heldgehog Blog every now and then it would be a good addition. I hope you stick around here.
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You can be pretty entertaining yourself, so go ahead and straighten out your nose. But when Mike went on vacation you turned into a barnacle. That's just a fact.
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