From: system@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us (Kalki Dasa)
Newsgroups: talk.origins
Subject: Re: Come on Mr. Johnson
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 02:54:11 EST
Organization: Kalki's Infoline BBS, Aiken, SC, USA

ford@hpmcaa.mcm.hp.com.mcm.hp.com (Dan Ford) writes:

> It would be greatly appreciated by many on this group if you would take the
> time to carry on a two sided conversation with *someone* other than yourself.

"Conversation?"   Read: interminable savage flame war.

"Two sided?"      Read: Let's gang up on the creationist.

> I think that many of us  would like to see you respond seriously to Chris
> Colby.  Clearly you can't respond to everybody, or you would get nothing else
> done.  But in the interest of honor, and integrity, I believe it is encumbent
> on you to dialog with Chris (or Matt if you like).

"Respond seriously?"  Read: get so involved in answering our
                      disconnected barrage of flaming posts that you
                      inevitably contradict yourself in some minor way.
                      Then we can use that contradiction to ridicule
                      everything else you say.

                      Alternate reading: take the bogus, impotent
                      doctrine of Darwinism as a serious threat. Then we
                      can claim that Darwinism MUST be true since it is
                      so threatening to its opponents.

"Honor and integrity?"  Read: do what we want or we'll mock you for
                        having no honor or integrity.

"Encumbent upon you?"  Read: debate with us or else our mockery will
                       grow stronger and stronger until you stop
                       posting your disquieting articles.

>   You may not be aware of this, but a common behavior observed on this group,
> is for someone to appear posting several long discourses (often just articles
> or chapters from some book which have been transcribed for the purpose of 
> posting to this group), and then to ignore all responses or questions.

Whole paragraph above Read: please, oh please let us get our hands on
                      you. Why do they always get away? Oh please, just
                      this once, let us get our hands on you!

> My rhetorical question for you is:  do you believe this to be a useful
> behavior?

Speaking in support of Dr. Johnson, I can say that it is very definitely
useful to me. I do not mind reading what someone has to say, especially
someone who has the mettle to question something as phony as Darwinism.
So here's my vote:

Dr. Johnson: please post as often as you wish. I will read every word
with interest, and I will never demand that you engage in any useless
arguments with me. I'm sure there are others who feel the same way. We
are glad to have another articulate voice speaking against this nonsense
of "scientific" materialism.

Sincerely,
Kalki Dasa

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