
waysider
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Since Mike appears to be unwilling or unable to answer the question directly, I'll throw this out here informally. Who here was under the initial impression that Wierwille had authored the "literals"?
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Me: "YES or NO" Mike: "Well, ya see, it's like this..........." So, there you have it, folks. This admission speaks volumes
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Here's a softball/yes or no question for you, Mike. When you first heard the "literal according to usage" declarations, were you aware they weren't authored by VPW? (Don't cop-out by saying they may have been by revelation.)
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"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hyperbole "Hyperbole is not supposed to be taken literally." -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
Hyperbole is lying if you lead people to believe it's literally true. -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
Yes, please do. Documentation of said incident would be appreciated, as well. -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
And yet, we all thought grammar was of utmost importance regarding the comma placement in Luke 23:43. -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
Mixing tenses is a common error. In this instance, it conflates the finite with the infinite. -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
They are not even remotely similar. "Even if it never comes to pass" is nowhere near the same as "Even if it doesn't happen today". To be clear, I'm not telling you what to believe. What I am telling you, though, is that these are grammatically not equivalent. -
I thought omnipresent was that old Dodge someone gave you as a gift.
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"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
There are long posts that say something meaningful and then there are long posts that.....well, you know. -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
And, yet, it wasn't. -
Remember that old Sam Cooke song "You Absent Me"?
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....Oh, my. I feel so ruined now.
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"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
Sounds like 100% duty to me. -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
I knew someone who died trying to make it work. Then, the ministry blamed him for not having big enough believing. He left behind a wife and 2 young kids. -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
moving the goal post -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
...and then there was the man who was afraid of dying in a car crash. "Why, If I was a bettin' man." -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
That's not what Wierwille said, though, is it? "You know what killed that little boy?" -
"empties floating by."
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"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
Was that a Yes or a No? -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
Yes or No Did Wierwille say the law of believing "works for saint and sinner alike"? No essays, please. -
"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
Such as...? -
But it's not just that a triangle has 3 sides. If you look at it closely, each side has 3 border lines.
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"I must be right because everyone is insisting I am wrong!"
waysider replied to WordWolf's topic in About The Way
Except for the PFAL class. (Stand by for incoming rationalization.)