70 Trillion cubic feet of New Arctic Ice

• Cucurbita wrote on 2011-01-28 21:23
  I move that this thread gets locked.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-01-28 21:29
  Agreed,
  religion shouldn't be here in the first place.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-01-28 21:33
  I would honestly prefer a warning to those people.
  No need to close the topic because of a bunch of bible thumpers.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2011-01-28 21:37

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;308478:

  Agreed,
  religion shouldn't be here in the first place.

  
  
  Its not really about religion anymore either.
  You guys can pretend there's no fire in this thread, but anyone literate enough to browse these boards can feel the hostility in here.
  
  How about when discussing sensitive topics such as religion, politics, or other issues like global warming, we state facts, sources, personal takes on said facts, and leave out any slander from it.
  
  Its pretty obvious that anyone who barks out has no credibility, so there's no reason to call them out on it.
  Its pretty obvious that when you start using labels to represent opinions, you're only further proving your bias.
  Its pretty obvious that when you want to dispute a source or claim, you should do it by stating your sources and claims instead of going off on unrelated tangents.
  
  And when claiming biblical sources, you should EXPECT to get criticized, while those who are attempting to criticize biblical sources should just NOT do so in the first place. As religion is something that just cannot influence the beliefs of the opposite party, it has no place in a debate.
• Mama wrote on 2011-01-28 21:42

  Quote from Cucurbita;308485:

  Its not really about religion anymore either.
  You guys can pretend there's no fire in this thread, but anyone literate enough to browse these boards can feel the hostility in here.
  
  How about when discussing sensitive topics such as religion, politics, or other issues like global warming, we state facts, sources, personal takes on said facts, and leave out any slander from it.
  
  Its pretty obvious that anyone who barks out has no credibility, so there's no reason to call them out on it.
  Its pretty obvious that when you start using labels to represent opinions, you're only further proving your bias.
  Its pretty obvious that when you want to dispute a source or claim, you should do it by stating your sources and claims instead of going off on unrelated tangents.
  
  And when claiming biblical sources, you should EXPECT to get criticized, while those who are attempting to criticize biblical sources should just NOT do so in the first place. As religion is something that just cannot influence the beliefs of the opposite party, it has no place in a debate.

  
  
  its also pretty obvious that when said people with no credibility start insulting others, that we should not just sit back and take it. That's just crossing the line.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2011-01-28 21:43

  Quote from Mama;308489:

  its also pretty obvious that when said people with no credibility start insulting others, that we should not just sit back and take it. That's just crossing the line.

  
  
  Anyone can see that they've lost credibility so why respond at all?
• Mama wrote on 2011-01-28 21:45

  Quote from Cucurbita;308492:

  Anyone can see that they've lost credibility so why respond at all?

  
  
  eye for an eye, I suppose. I don't like being passive. It just means they can say whatever they want and get away with it.
  but yea, i would have preferred it if they just got punished off the bat, but that's not in my power.
• Ithiliel wrote on 2011-01-28 21:46

  Quote from Mama;308472:

  I hope you aren't suggesting that bad research doesn't exist, Ithiliel.

  
  
  No Mama :). I know it exists, but that's generally research that's very obvious to see the flaws in.
  
  

  Quote from Cucurbita;308473:

  I move that this thread gets locked.

  
  
  I agree.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2011-01-28 21:50

  Quote from Mama;308493:

  eye for an eye, I suppose. I don't like being passive. It just means they can say whatever they want and get away with it.
  but yea, i would have preferred it if they just got punished off the bat, but that's not in my power.

  
  
  Report and move on.
  Retaliating means you're lowering yourself to the level of barking back, or you've been baited by a troll.
• Mama wrote on 2011-01-28 22:23
  supposedly, but I'm here and not at 4chan discussing this same topic for a reason.
  
  I think things would have gone a lot better for everyone if this started playing in the background once tension started to rise.
  [video=youtube;3JR_SJ0GHQA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JR_SJ0GHQA&feature=related[/video]