Starise, I will apologize for anything I said that caused any harsh feelings. I guess I just didn't see the joke as a slam against any particular group, because one could've substituted anyone in the joke and I still would've found it humorous. Obviously you didn't take it that way, and I should've just stayed out of it. I certainly never meant to "throw you under the bus" as a fellow believer. I hope there isn't any ill will between us.

spacey
I'm not sad about anything that goes on with the internet including this site.
 
Not surprised either.
When people decide to wear their personal thoughts and feelings on their sleeve
they should expect them to get brushed-up against.
 
I think there are many intelligent members here and they know when they post about
certain topics that they are "fishing".
Why? Simple...
 
The very weird part of it to me is the attraction.
It's been proven here many times that there is more interest in a controversial thread
than any other.
 
 
 
 

No fishing going on here Spacey, I don't even like fish.
 
I just tried to share a humorous story with some people I thought would appreciate the humour. Only one person made it "controversial".

paulo
 
 
I don't even like fish.
 

This could be taken the wrong way by people who believe in evolution... 

Rain

paulo
 
 
I don't even like fish.
 

This could be taken the wrong way by people who believe in evolution... 

Or maybe I was just mocking fish as a meal as a deliberate slam to religion ? ;)

paulo

Rain

paulo
 
 
I don't even like fish.
 

This could be taken the wrong way by people who believe in evolution... 

Or maybe I was just mocking fish as a meal as a deliberate slam to religion ? ;)

As an atheist, I find it rather offensive that you'd assume that your joke could possibly be interpreted more like a slam to religion than to evolution. That shows very little respect for your fellow atheists - which probably makes sense, coming from someone who doesn't even like fish. :P

I also find it offensive that you did not even consider that you could offend people by posting this.
 
But I'd probably find it way more offensive if you'd considered it and posted it nonetheless.
 
That being said, I'd be even more offended if you'd assumed that I'd be offended.
 
You only option, as you see, is not to post anything.
 
But then again, I'd be offended because I'd be tempted to assume that you assume that I believe that my "offendability" has precedence over your right to post. 
 
I don't know how you manage to be such an offensive character, no matter what you do or say. ;)

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Don't you just                   me!!!
 
Help! Help! I'm being offended!!!
 
:P

as I am someone that has gone too far many times. and regretted it.
I beg you guys to consider this at this time. and you all know this.
no one goes around trying to hurt anyone.
no one wants to be hurt.
forgiveness and compassion is a great thing to feel.
that's all. not trying to be anything but helpful.
peace,
dingle
 

Rain
Don't you just                   me!!!
 
Help! Help! I'm being offended!!!
 
:P

 
I'm offended that you assumed that I wasn't saying anything. How do you know that I don't have a speech impediment and just couldn't manage to get the words out ? Maybe I was just taking time to consider what I wanted to say so that I didn't offend anyone. For all you know I might have died and my last unknown action was my hand falling onto the return key. I could have been dead, but all you could think about was you, you , you. And you call yourself Christian ??