tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post1372366657053141243..comments2024-02-29T23:54:20.606-08:00Comments on What had happen' was.....: FacePlant of the Day: Response to Quote of the Day: Desposyni: Stephen Colbert on Painmmcelhaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07567242628894011776noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-45907893583764058602012-01-13T20:15:17.808-08:002012-01-13T20:15:17.808-08:00Name-Calling: the refuge of one who has no cogent ...Name-Calling: the refuge of one who has no cogent argument.mmcelhaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567242628894011776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-26346476766356293332012-01-13T19:41:29.232-08:002012-01-13T19:41:29.232-08:00Lunatic.Lunatic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-88555340497907845462012-01-13T18:42:55.322-08:002012-01-13T18:42:55.322-08:00You can't introduce a anthropomorphism into so...You can't introduce a anthropomorphism into something someone else said. You twist and distort what they say when they do that and that is why I said the quote makes no sense in the way you fail in your re contextualizing of it.mmcelhaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567242628894011776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-44256432883342095482012-01-13T18:07:05.642-08:002012-01-13T18:07:05.642-08:00***I do understand***
Of course you do, but you s...***I do understand***<br /><br />Of course you do, but you said...<br /><br />***The quote makes no sense***<br /><br />this is why I said you seem to need to argue against everything and anything that you perceive to be against you. Perhaps you should reread my initial comment.<br /><br />***And given the idea that you think you can have a "gift" without a "giver" makes me wonder if you understand English.***<br /><br />Look up "anthropomorphism" in a grammatical context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-482927959976002182012-01-13T17:35:06.663-08:002012-01-13T17:35:06.663-08:00I do understand your comment and I disagree. IT sh...I do understand your comment and I disagree. IT shows just how much you don't understand what Colbert actually said. And given the idea that you think you can have a "gift" without a "giver" makes me wonder if you understand English.mmcelhaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567242628894011776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-2353353522241550912012-01-13T17:23:47.902-08:002012-01-13T17:23:47.902-08:00What does that have to do with if it not making se...What does that have to do with if it not making sense to you?<br /><br />I suspect it does make sense to you, however you are, for some reason, bound to argue against every thing that appears to be "argumentative". Maybe reread my initial comment. I mean after all, who doesn't find sense in basic English?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-56984722332289523372012-01-13T17:10:01.882-08:002012-01-13T17:10:01.882-08:00You are the one with the need to rephrase what ano...You are the one with the need to rephrase what another says.mmcelhaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567242628894011776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-30940074854571676902012-01-13T03:37:05.125-08:002012-01-13T03:37:05.125-08:00**The quote makes no sense without God and looses ...**The quote makes no sense without God and looses the point Colbert was making.**<br /><br />Perhaps not to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-83414887884727450872012-01-12T19:50:17.317-08:002012-01-12T19:50:17.317-08:00of equal valueof equal valuemmcelhaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567242628894011776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-27867494965380910392012-01-12T19:49:49.549-08:002012-01-12T19:49:49.549-08:00Can you "earn" a nice breeze on a hot af...<b>Can you "earn" a nice breeze on a hot afternoon? </b><br /><br />No. It's a gift. From who? Like the sun shining on the just and the unjust.<br /><br /><b>Again, what is your motive for nitpicking like this?</b><br /><br />Think about it. The quote makes no sense without God and looses the point Colbert was making. You may disgree with his point...your right...but you don't have the right to rephrase it and then pretend you are saying the same thing.mmcelhaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567242628894011776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-5231923505867737032012-01-12T19:23:38.912-08:002012-01-12T19:23:38.912-08:00Can you "earn" a nice breeze on a hot af...Can you "earn" a nice breeze on a hot afternoon? Again, what is your motive for nitpicking like this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-78494943920183579992012-01-12T19:08:18.107-08:002012-01-12T19:08:18.107-08:00Again you have missed the point. If the understand...Again you have missed the point. If the understanding that suffering is a "gift" and that you can choose how you respond to tragedy is a "gift", Who gives it? By definition, you can't earn a "gift" it must be given by someone. If there is no God, where do you get it from? In addition can you name a "Gift" or a situation where you can get a "gift" that is not given by someone.mmcelhaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567242628894011776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-74228621637070493642012-01-12T14:58:17.169-08:002012-01-12T14:58:17.169-08:00Yes, definitional, but certainly not “necessary” b...Yes, definitional, but certainly not “necessary” by any means. Anthropomorphisms are quite common in the English language. So you are just nitpicking now, but to what end?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-34037893725229452812012-01-12T00:38:25.822-08:002012-01-12T00:38:25.822-08:00No...definitional. Necessary. If someone does not ...No...definitional. Necessary. If someone does not give you a "gift" then you can't call it a "gift".mmcelhaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567242628894011776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-79041713462997918782012-01-11T16:47:30.663-08:002012-01-11T16:47:30.663-08:00**You can't have a gift unless someone gives i...**You can't have a gift unless someone gives it to you.**<br /><br />Semantics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-83711281941246038752012-01-11T15:53:15.916-08:002012-01-11T15:53:15.916-08:00You can't have a gift unless someone gives it ...You can't have a gift unless someone gives it to you. i think that all you have done is redefine "gift" and rephrased what he said into a pretzel. It is you who have missed the point.mmcelhaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567242628894011776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767816867480783958.post-40045760959502378642012-01-11T03:40:48.269-08:002012-01-11T03:40:48.269-08:00You have missed the point. Rather than simply rem...You have missed the point. Rather than simply removing entire offending passage, it can be rephrased to exclude the divine. "What she taught me is that **life is tough, but you can choose to learn from your trials and then they** actually **become** a gift. What’s the option? **Life** doesn’t really give you another choice.” <br /><br />This is a common theme in most belief systems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com