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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 01/13/2005 : 21:18:33
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I think I'm a little too involved here and it's burning me out. I'm losing my perspective.
I've seen it happen before, notably with Slater and Snake, who seem to be no longer with us, although I hope they lurk now and again.
So, I'll catch y'all on the flip side....
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
4574 Posts |
 Posted - 01/13/2005 : 21:35:33 [Permalink]
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Bah, that really sucks, filthy. I always enjoyed your posts. I thought for certain you would have mentioned by now that mamal fossil they discovered that had the tiny dinosaur in its tummy. Damn interesting find...
But, I guess everyone needs a break. Just don't take too long. I might have a snake question that needs answering, then what?
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
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gezzam
SFN Regular
Australia
751 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 21:37:41 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by filthy
I think I'm a little too involved here and it's burning me out. I'm losing my perspective.
I've seen it happen before, notably with Slater and Snake, who seem to be no longer with us, although I hope they lurk now and again.
So, I'll catch y'all on the flip side....
Nooooooooooooooooooooo
Don't go filthy.....I enjoy the posts
If you do take a hiatus, don't make it too long |
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
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Renae
SFN Regular
543 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 21:41:23 [Permalink]
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Filthy, it's never wrong (although sometimes it feels fruitless) to remind people to be kind to one another. Some things transcend skepticism, even on a skeptic board.
You are a gentleman, and that's one of the highest compliments I can think of.
Take care and come back soon. |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13476 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 21:51:40 [Permalink]
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Can't you just cut down a little? Must you leave? I hate that... And if you must, don't be gone long, eh?
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Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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dv82matt
SFN Regular
760 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 22:14:55 [Permalink]
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quote:
Can't you just cut down a little? Must you leave? I hate that... And if you must, don't be gone long, eh?
Yea, I second that. A little filthy is better than no filthy.
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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R.Wreck
SFN Regular
USA
1191 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2005 : 05:28:55 [Permalink]
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We will miss your input filthy , but you gotta do what you gotta do. Hope you're back before long refreshed and ready to rock.
Just don't be surprised if I post some examples of egregious Hovinity to tempt you back! |
The foundation of morality is to . . . give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibliities of knowledge.
T. H. Huxley
The Cattle Prod of Enlightened Compassion
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
2322 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2005 : 05:47:40 [Permalink]
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No.
I mean... no. Just no. |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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Wendy
SFN Regular
USA
614 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2005 : 05:47:49 [Permalink]
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You're our Renaissance man, filthy. We need you. I hope you will change your mind. Soon. A day without you is too long.
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Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do on a rainy afternoon.
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13476 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2005 : 09:49:52 [Permalink]
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quote:
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The mission of the Skeptic Friends Network is to promote skepticism, critical thinking, science and logic as the best methods for evaluating all claims of fact, and we invite active participation by our members to create a skeptical community with a wide variety of viewpoints and expertise.
You have a voice here Filthy. And I am a fan of that voice. Freethinking goes where it goes in all of us. The day we become of one mind is the day when we become everything we say we are not. Whatever you do, I know you will do it with an integrity that I have come to admire. |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
Genetic Literacy Project |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9687 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2005 : 19:10:44 [Permalink]
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I will also miss you. You have a level-headedness I wish I had. And a good sense of when to draw the line.
At least drop by from time to time and let us know you're alright. |
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way
New Member
USA
35 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2005 : 01:55:02 [Permalink]
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| Even a newbie such as myself can recognize a respected voice on these forums. I know that burnt out feeling and at some point it has to be addressed. Take care. |
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
3834 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2005 : 13:50:06 [Permalink]
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What did I miss? I have no idea what happened so my comments apply but may or may not apply to filthy.
I will say from an experience I had recently on another BB full of Bush supporters, and Libertarians some comments I read here worry me that all are not kind when disagreeing.
Sometimes it's all you can say when you respond to the verlchs of the board, but I think some posts to our resident ghost believer, Storm are much ruder than called for. When you are on the other side of the majority, it can be an eye opener different opinions are discussed in a condescending way.
I'm not saying one has to be touchy feely when saying the belief has no basis and when making other legitimate points. It's just I think some are not always as careful to condemn the logic rather than the person. |
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
6891 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2005 : 20:04:26 [Permalink]
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Don't stay away filthy.
We'll miss you and your very distinct style.
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Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
-- Thomas Jefferson
"god :: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - G. Carlin
Hope, n.
The handmaiden of desperation; the opiate of despair; the illegible signpost on the road to perdition. ~~ da filth |
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