In what can only be described as a Mr. Scrooge like epiphany from A Christmas Carol, DCP decides to commit to being a kinder, gentler version of himself for 2019.
I'm sure I speak for Gemli, the Maxwell Institue, many LDS scholars and thousands of people when I say congratulations and here's hoping 2019 will be the year of when Mopolgetics drops its divisiveness, vitriol and polemics in favor of real scholarship.
Only time will tell if DCP can keep his commitment, but I wish him well.
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Merry Smithmas, DCP!
DCP Pledges A Kinder, More Gentle Mopolgetics for 2019
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DCP Pledges A Kinder, More Gentle Mopolgetics for 2019
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Re: DCP Pledges A Kinder, More Gentle Mopolgetics for 2019
What makes you think that any of those positive behaviors or sentiments were meant to be applied to apologetics?
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Re: DCP Pledges A Kinder, More Gentle Mopolgetics for 2019
Everybody Wang Chung, I cannot see where he makes any such commitment. He talks about peace and kindness and seasonal goodwill, but in no way does he personally pledge to BE more kind and gentle. But then, neither do I. Do you Everybody Wang Chung?
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Re: DCP Pledges A Kinder, More Gentle Mopolgetics for 2019
I have a question wrote:Everybody Wang Chung, I cannot see where he makes any such commitment. He talks about peace and kindness and seasonal goodwill, but in now way does he personally pledge to BE more kind and gentle. But then, neither do I. Do you Everybody Wang Chung?
I guess we'll see if he releases Part II of his hit piece or not.
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Every record...falsified, every book rewritten...every statue...has been renamed or torn down, every date...altered...the process is continuing...minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Ideology is always right.
Every record...falsified, every book rewritten...every statue...has been renamed or torn down, every date...altered...the process is continuing...minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Ideology is always right.
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Re: DCP Pledges A Kinder, More Gentle Mopolgetics for 2019
but in no way does he personally pledge to BE more kind and gentle
either way it was a nice post.
I do note that it has received no comments, in stark contrast to his attack on Gemli on Thanksgiving day, which immediately was lauded by Midgley and some angry grandma as a masterpiece.
Lou Midgley 08/20/2020: "...meat wad," and "cockroach" are pithy descriptions of human beings used by gemli? They were not fashioned by Professor Peterson.
LM 11/23/2018: one can explain away the soul of human beings...as...a Meat Unit, to use Professor Peterson's clever derogatory description of gemli's ideology.
LM 11/23/2018: one can explain away the soul of human beings...as...a Meat Unit, to use Professor Peterson's clever derogatory description of gemli's ideology.
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Re: DCP Pledges A Kinder, More Gentle Mopolgetics for 2019
Gadianton wrote:either way it was a nice post.
I do note that it has received no comments, in stark contrast to his attack on Gemli on Thanksgiving day, which immediately was lauded by Midgley and some angry grandma as a masterpiece.
I guess Christian sentiments just aren’t as interesting to his regular commenters.
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Re: DCP Pledges A Kinder, More Gentle Mopolgetics for 2019
There is more gravy than grave about Professor Peterson.
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