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@fmf saidYou are not doing too well if you are trying to outline the basic cosmological argument for the existence of God. Doing well would be an accurate summary.
Everything that begins to exist has a cause.
The universe began to exist.
The universe has a cause and only Christianity knows how.
How am I doing?
If you are not trying to do that but create a caricature in a sarcastic way, maybe you're doing well.
I have never heard any version of the cosmological argument that mentioned Christianity at all.
The true representation of that argument I think is due to a Moslem philosopher. Kalaam I believe was his name. So it is often called the Kalaam Cosmoligical argument. He was not an exponent of Christianity.
And if my history is off a tad here or there, still, no you're not doing too good on that lampoon version of the cosmological argument for the existence of God.
16 Mar 21
@sonship saidOne person's satire is another's sarcasm, I suppose.
You are not doing too well if you are trying to outline the basic cosmological argument for the existence of God. Doing well would be an accurate summary.
If you are not trying to do that but create a caricature in a sarcastic way, maybe you're doing well.
I have never heard any version of the cosmological argument that mentioned Christianity at all.
The true re ...[text shortened]... re not doing too good on that lampoon version of the cosmological argument for the existence of God.
16 Mar 21
@sonship saidI call my OP - and the similar subsequent posts on this thread - satire. You can call them what you want. This is just social media. If our senses of humour don't overlap, that's how the cookie crumbles in cyberspace.
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Synonyms for satire include -
mockery
ridicule
derision
scorn
caricature
irony
* sarcasm
https://www.google.com/search?q=satire&oq=satire&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i433l3j0j0i433l2j0l3.2743j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
17 Mar 21
@sonship said@sonship said on another thread
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That's how the ball bounces in cyberspace - if someone calls your satire sarcasm.
And the lampoons which you touted out asking "How am I doing?" after each one I take as sneakily saying all manner of evil things about some Christians in a satirical way.
My satirical comments here amount to "evil things"?
What definition of "evil" are you using?
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18 Mar 21
@FMF
Your "satire" is mocking Christians.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for mocking
derisive, sardonic, scornful
distrustful, mistrustful, negativist, negativistic, skeptical, suspicious
defeatist, fatalistic, negative
cynical, misanthropic, pessimistic
ironic (also ironical), sarcastic
jaded, sophisticated, worldly-wise
hard-bitten, hard-boiled, hardcase, hard-edged, unsentimental
I take your mocking sarcasm and satire as evil speaking against Christians.
fooling, kidding, razzing, ribbing, ridiculing
drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness, richness