[mburbank]

"No, I read the essay. Did you? "
-Alphaboy

Uh-huh. I reacted to it differently than you did. I know that's almost beyond comrpehension. That's why I made you a thread where I promise to abide by your rules. I just can't see doing that here, because this conversation was already in full swing when you showed up.

"so I'm suggesting you stay within the scope of the editorial above if you'd like to discuss it."
-Alphababy

Suggest away. It's a free country. I suggest you go to the thread I set up for you and I promise I'll take your suggestions there. I think you are being very rude in this thread, with your 'suggestions'. In this thread, I will adress the issues I see raised by the editorial, and not the ones you insist are the only ones in it. There were people already talking here. Don't be such a bully.

"and while we're at it, we really don't need one more. "
-Alphabachoo.

I agree. I think we only need one, with special rules, beause it seems to upset you when you can't isnist on the shape of the cpversation. I have already agree to let you be sole arbitor in the thread I set up. I don't see myself letting you do that anywhere else.

"I'm not here to give lectures."
-Alphaboffthedeepend

You know when I said you can't do comedy? I was wrong.

"I'm not asking for a safe zone thread where you play by my rules....are you that idiotic to think you're disagreeing?"
-alphabasolopsist

Funnier, even. You don't have to play by my rules, you just have to say that if you think your disagreeing with me you're an idiot! You don't have to play by my rules! Just admit that when you say you are disagrfeeing with me you aren't!

"You readily admit you agree on most every point which is relevant,"
Alphabanuts

And I don't need you to play by my rules, you just have to let me decide what's relevant and you can't have any say about that at all! YOU JUST HAVE TO LET ME DEFFINE THE TERMS!!

"this is about you trying to have a different conversation!"
Alphabingbong.

I was having a conversation when you showed up, Rudey McRude Rude. You showed up insisting the conversation wasn't about what it has to be about. Forgive e for thinking you need a thread where you make the rules. Are you uncomfortbale with the idea of my hewing to your deffinitions?

"it appears you're attempting to avoid any critical discussion of Islam."
-Aphabahooboy
Do you want me to go retitle your thread "A critical discussion of Islam in which nothing is brought up Abcdxx doesn't agree bears on the issue?" You seem to need this, and I'll do it, but I won't do it in a thread that already had a perfectly good discussion going.