This is not the place for intelligent debate

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Malcolm_McLean said:
Debate doesn’t normally work like that.
It is the rare philosopher who will reverse his position when presented with an argument that he cannot refute.

In fact, the well-prepared debater can generally win. For instance a teacher, I now realise a very brilliant teacher of mine called Mr Selby Brock used to present the flat-earth argument. This was a cleverly-designed piece of nonsense based on the premise that light does not travel in straight lines. No boy, even armed with a geography textbook, could refute him.

However truth does out. If a position is fallacious then, usually, the fallacy eventually becomes clear, though it may not be on the scale of a human life. Very few people are now Communists, for example.
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🙂 OK Malcome, how did you know my dad is an atheist?ESP?
He uses the “Problem of Evil arguement” Please refute but I warn you he just likes to debate :eek: but he is definitely and atheist and I’ll tell you more. 👍 Desert
 
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Sixtus said:
This is my commandment to you ‘that you love one another’
Jn 16:17

I apologise if I have offended any of my protestant sisters or brothers
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:amen: You did not offend ME, anyway. I appreciate people like you.
 
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