Ban rocks to stop vandalism?

[Joshua C]

^ are you counting fists and feet as weapons?

 

[Justin]

Not one example of a weaponless murder? You have heard of being choked to death right? You know...with bare hands?

Yes, but hands can be weapons.

One wonders why he's not calling for the removal of hands to prevent murder, though.

 

[awalkalongmingocreek]

Correct, I joined the board today. I made posts which reflect my belief in the harmfulness of guns.

I am not being a troll but simply forwarding my position. And kindly stop accusing me of your shortcomings since you lack common sense to address basic flaws of the pro-gun platform. If you want to debate. Then debate. But a person simply fowarding a position is not a troll.

To be honest, my presence is a part of an experiment which I am conducting. I believe respect and honor of fellow humans is well below the lure of an item, in this case a gun.

We shall see if my belief is valid.

 

[Joshua C]

awalk, we're kinda passionate about this stuff.... passion robs eloquence a little bit...

 

[Outlaws]

Yes, but hands can be weapons.

One wonders why he's not calling for the removal of hands to prevent murder, though.

You are right. I apologize. There never has been a weaponless murder.

BUT
There never has been a murder. I believe no one really dies, we all go to heaven or hell...or end up as a snake in the grass doomed to eternal reincarnation.

 

[Doggy Daddy]

Correct, I joined the board today. I made posts which reflect my belief in the harmfulness of guns.

Well, here we go!!

 

[BHPshooter]

Indeed it is funny. You can't produce a single example of a weaponless murder....yet I can submit countless examples of broken windows without rocks.

Apparently you didn't read my post. In it, I did indeed provide an example of a murder that happened without a weapon. Let me provide another: When I was a youngster (stop laughing, Larry!) there was a string of child abductions in which the child, when found, was strangled to death. My Grandpa made it a real point at that time to make sure I knew that I could be choked to death and not to let people get inside my "bubble."

And you still haven't answered Justin's question.

Wes

 

[armoredman]

awalkalongmingocreek, you have not proved your argument, you refuse to asnwer posed questions, including mine, and are smugly assured of your moral superiority. The mind is not ruled by feelings, or have you never heard of logic?
(redacted to remove unprofessional comments.)
BTW, did I say you were a troll? No, I said trolls should post less, and read more. If you choose the label, be it far from me to do anything but respect your personal choice, as you are unable to respect mine.

 

[awalkalongmingocreek]

Then the bare hands are the tools or means of work, thus they are the weapons.

I am not new to debate. Trust me, you can't generate a single weaponless murder.

 

[Justin]

Larry, Mingocreek, whatever, you have failed to address the points I have raised earlier.

If you do not address those positions, I will remove your account, since failure to actually engage in debate, while casting baseless accusations against your opponent is one of the absolute hallmarks of a troll.

So, you can either answer my earlier queries and prove me wrong, or continue to ignore them, and have your account removed for trolling.

Peace out,
Justin

 

[TechAlG]

I seem to recall some folks here (central PA) who were tried, and convicted of murder. Their young daughter died because they refused to seek medical attention for her, due to "religious beliefs." Is this not a murder? If so, what weapon was used to commit it?

 

[SuperNaut]

I made posts which reflect my belief in the harmfulness of guns.

Guns are not inherently harmful, they are however, inherently inanimate. I'm pleased that you recognize that your assertion is only a belief.

 

[princewally]

Then I forward the position that there are no weapons. Only tools, which are objects designed to accomplish a purpose, whether that purpose is to break windows or stop someone from hurt me or my family.

 

[awalkalongmingocreek]

I am indeed sure of my moral standard...simply put. You do have this correct.

Promothing this standard is a good thing.

 

[Outlaws]

Correct, I joined the board today. I made posts which reflect my belief in the harmfulness of guns.

I am not being a troll but simply forwarding my position. And kindly stop accusing me of your shortcomings since you lack common sense to address basic flaws of the pro-gun platform. If you want to debate. Then debate. But a person simply fowarding a position is not a troll.

To be honest, my presence is a part of an experiment which I am conducting. I believe respect and honor of fellow humans is well below the lure of an item, in this case a gun.

We shall see if my belief is valid.

You still haven't answered the IQ issue.

If a pair of hands is a "weapon", then is a cheek a shield?
Who defines what a word means? The masses? God? You or me?

 

[exar]

Trust me, you can't generate a single weaponless murder

And, what's your point?

 

[awalkalongmingocreek]

+++The mind is not ruled by feelings, or have you never heard of logic+++

The mind is not capable of work....it is only capable of planning. Thus the mind is not a weapon since a plan, and plane alone, has never harmed a single soul.

Thoughts do not murder....people with weapons murder.

 

[armoredman]

Waste of time. His mind is as closed as the parachute analogy they love.

One last chance - Hitler never pulled a trigger, yet he murdered millions. Stalin never pulled a trigger, yet he murdered millions. Thier thoughts, thier plans, expressed into words, caused those deaths. Once again your global statement is proven wrong.

 

[Doggy Daddy]

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone,' it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'

At this point, I'd be proud to be called "Alice".

 

[Outlaws]

The mind is not a weapon since feelings alone can't produce work. I can feel like working...but until I take action then work will not be completed.

Then the bare hands are the tools or means of work, thus they are the weapons.

That is a contradiction.

The hands do what the mind tells it. The mind engineered the guns, the cars, the bats, the motion of the hand to choke.

With your logic, the mind is the only weapon, everything else is an extension of the mind. You can call them tools, but the mind is the only "weapon".

 

[awalkalongmingocreek]

+++And, what's your point?+++

My point is simple but critical. Weapons are a requirement for harm like tools are a requirement for the work of mankind.

Posters can't generate a single example of a weaponless murder or a single example of work completed without a tool.


Thus the analogy is false of this post is not valid.

 

[exar]

Thoughts do not murder....people with weapons murder.

The mind is your only and most valuable weapon. All else is a tool at your mind's disposal. An evil mind will harm others. A good mind will not harm anyone. It matters not what is in their hand.

 

[Jon Coppenbarger]

Justin
You must be getting calmer with age. You used to ban the trolls with just a few post.
I do appreciate you letting him come out from under the bridge for a few hours of intertainment.

troll be GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[awalkalongmingocreek]

+++The hands do what the mind tells it+++

Again thoughts are harmless. A person might have several bad feelings however until action occurs thoughts are completely harmless.

Thoughts do not kill…….people with weapons do.

 

[Ready2Defend]

I lock all my rocks up each night so my children won't break one of my windows.