Righteous Response Squad
Posted on: July 19, 2007 - 2:41pm
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Don't even waste your time at that forum. With my very first post I pointed out that the bible is full of logical fallacies, contradictions, etc and then talked about their being no way to make sure you are in the correct religion in order to get to Heaven.
Response? Deleting my post and taking away my ability to post.
What a bunch of charlatans. I'm pretty proud of myself. Locked out after one post even though I did not blasphem god or use a curse word. High five!
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Way for them to ripoff the name, too.
psssstt...
I'll tell you a secret...
Fundamentalism is highly correlated to authoritarianism. Double High authoritarians are the kind of people who scare me the most... Dick Cheney is one, Scooter Libby, G Gordon Liddy, etc...
Double High Authoritarians tend to be amoral and have no moral dilemma about suppressing, oppressing, or eliminating opinions that differ from their own.
"The Authoritarian Specter" By Robert Altmeyer. I know I refer to this book every fourth post or so. Every freethinker should read it.
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I wonder if they are attention whores wondering if the copycat name will get them a guest appearance here?
The Rational Responders did such a great job that Christians are copying them.
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Well I'm pwning the crap out of all of them at the moment. I decided that it would be kind of fun to be a voice of reason and then watch them sweat a little bit. They wouldn't admit it off the bat, but there's probably a chance I could change someone's mind hopefully. The less people who believe in their sky friend, the better.
I'll provide a transcript of what's going on in a bit, hopefully they don't merely delete what I say. According to them I'm blaspheming right now....
The more you know about the world around you, the less you have to make up.
I've spent a couple of days over there. They have a forum called "Atheist Claims About God Discredited" I argued with logic, they made a token effort to respond with logic, failed and resorted to evangelising.
The theists over here have a much better grasp on how to take part in a debate.
Oh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm-My-Own-Grandpa!
I definitely have a problem with them using that name for the forum, but if I discredit them within the forum then it's makes it ironic. So I welcome the challenge.
The more you know about the world around you, the less you have to make up.
Good luck. They'll eventually get tired of you, delete your post, and ban you from posting. It pointless. They didn't even try to respond to me.
"I am an atheist, thank God." -Oriana Fallaci
I have to agree with you on this. As much as I find any claim of deity to be nothing but wishfull thinking, the ones who have the balls to stick it out here without assuming that we want to stick them in ovens, seem to have a better grasp on how to approach us.
Mind you those who do tough it out here still dont get a pass on their claims. I am just agreeing that some are better armed than others. Still wrong, but more seasoned.
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Okay, I'll put it on my reading list, which is too longas it is...
www.caseagainstfaith.com
Wow! Looks like the RRS is really hitting a nerve!
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Well I'm about ready to just say, FUCK THAT DUMBASS SITE. Those people are so fuckin delusional I feel like I'm talking to a pompous arrogant brick wall. I mean they are SO STUPID, it makes my head hurt. And to make things worse, those bitches are out to get me, ie. get me away and make it look like they were justified. There was a post I made were I said "What the efffff??" and I got a warning. Really?? REALLY?? How does that work? Hey guy, here's a warning for NOT cussing.
Only reason I'm stil going there is the Bible Challenge that SteveB (I'm sure ya'll know him) has challenged me to. If I can provide enough contradictions that he can't refute then he will leave his faith. I'm sure he'll find a way around it, but it's worth a shot. If he proves to be full of shit and goes back on his word, I'll just quit over there.
The more you know about the world around you, the less you have to make up.
They haven't even responded to my counter to their first cause argument. I know too much about cosmology to be fooled by them; so I think they've pretty much dropped the argument for now.
Titan ,
whats your username over there ...?
I'm FreedMind over there...causing all kinds of trouble. But those idiots are so indoctrinated that it's completely a lost cause I think.
The more you know about the world around you, the less you have to make up.
haha well so much for that shit. I was just banned because I called their belief system "flawed, dogmatic and hypocritical". They said that was "disrespect". lol What a bunch of suckers.
The more you know about the world around you, the less you have to make up.
I signed up to that website because I had a question I wanted an answer from theist, to further understand their motives to follow religion... After 4 posts I was told to sign the following rules or I would be banned:
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Hahaha.
What's the point of this one? To prevent people from saving their posts before they've been edited? If someone takes a screenshot over there with their username edited out, how do they plan on enforcing it? "Dear Rational Response Squad, someone cut and pasted a picture of our site, please ban this person!"
Götter sind für Arten, die sich selbst verraten -- in den Glauben flüchten um sich hinzurichten. Menschen brauchen Götter um sich zu verletzen, um sich zu vernichten -- das sind wir.
Keep in mind I copy and pasted before "signing" the rules... so I wasn't following them when I did that
Ha! For some reason my banning has not affected my ability to put shit on the shoutbox. So I'll probably just throw jabs at them until I'm banned on that as well. Those people can't be reasoned with whatsoever....so what's the point of even being serious with them?
The more you know about the world around you, the less you have to make up.
Heh, I don't care if I get banned on their website... it is so easy to get around a ban. Anyways, my purpose on that website is to get an idea of what they think heaven is going to be like, or how hell would be like. So far all their answers have been something like: The bible says there will be roads built from gold and god's light will shine on us through eternity. I keep telling them that I don't care what the bible says, I want to know how they imagine it... but they keep going back to the bible :/
But it seems to be pointless... there is almost nobody posting on those forums. Its a shame cause I actually like the features of that forum... but features are useless without content
What a bunch of tools.
You can't even look at the forums unless you are a member.
I don't have the desire to piss away that much time.
Fuck I love the real RRS.
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After all the rules about not posting anything contrary to the bible, their beliefs, etc etc etc. I don't understand this rule at all. How could any of them have differing opinions on anything?
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I guess the Muslims will be next with the "Radical Response Squad."
That just shows you how closed minded Christians are.
Out of curiosity I went to the site to check out the forum. As someone mentioned before, you need to register to even look at the thing. I attempted, but the registration process itself made me shake my head. You have to choose an avatar, and it seems they only offer Christian avatars aside from the lone secular one, a rather ridiculous looking tiger. *Sigh* Maybe it's a way of picking out the free thinkers from the rest - once you see the tiger you know to skip the post because it'll have too much rationality for the theist mind to bear.
Speaking of G. Gordon Liddy, I just watched "The US vs John Lennon" the other night and he was in it. He talked about how in Washington during the Nixon era there were peace marches against Vietnam and thousands of kids walked the streets with candles. G Gorden went out, grabbed a kid's arm that was holding a candle, lit his cigar with it and proudly said, "There, you're finally good for something..."
well they have now apparently kicked out any and all atheists , and deleted the whole debate discussion section...
here is a post from a person xandra on there ...
""Donna, actually, the way I understand it is that a lot of our friends and fellow believers in Christ think that the Righteous Responders is nothing more than a parody of some atheist site. We generated more traffic (and thus had a better way to spread our Gospel) when we had the atheists here. Remember, it's not the atheist you're talking to that you're trying to convince - it's the person on the fence reading the forum.
Basically, what I'm saying is: now that we've gone ahead and locked the forums from the people who did the best job advertising for us, now the forums seem overly sanitized, less interesting, and more about insulating ourselves from the atheists than spreading God's word. ""
I just recieved the emails from them announcing this. I'm not surprised. Religion only survives in ignorance and censorship keeps people ignorant. I wonder if they ever ask theselves why atheist forums rarely resort to censorship or banning those with different ideas. Doesn't that it itself show them the weakness of their position, that it can only be held in the absence of other ideas.
Oh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm-My-Own-Grandpa!
Hmm...kinda like the theist badge.
(Please note, that I'm not against the theist badge...)
I had a Bible debate with them, that got wiped. I saved it before, and put it here.
http://jonecc.koolhost.com/index.php?p=1_1_Home
What a bunch of dorks. To run a debate, lose it, and delete the evidence.
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You totally pwned them with the lineage stuff.
I howled at the last post.
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Yeah, the "Righteous Response Squad" is something else...I registered as a member at their forums about a month ago, and now it seems that they are falling apart. First of all, look at the strict rules they put up for their website a few weeks ago:
1. Administration reserves the right to edit, move, or remove posts and threads without warning for any reason, they do not need to disclose.
2. Administration can ban members for any amount of time (or indefinitely) without warning for any reason, they do not need to disclose.
3. Be courteous to one another and do not threaten, harass nor demean another member on this forum. This includes PM's.
4. Be respectful of the other members in this forum. If they choose to walk away from a debate or discussion, do not badger them into going back into the debate or discussion. Absolutely no PM or using the shout box as a source.
5. The shoutbox is not to be used for harrassment, grudges between members, or linking to other sites that do not coincide with our beliefs. Use of the shoutbox for these purposes will result in banning.
6. If you are going to post links, please make sure they do not contain any Pornographic related material on it . Make sure that it stays in-line with your discussion or the point you are trying to make. Do not post a link that is promoting another site that is contrary to the beliefs or values of this site. All links are subject for review, maybe removed, edited with a more "appropriate" link or the entire post removed.
7. Obscenities, threatening, or sexually explicit context found within a post or thread will not be tolerated.
8. Blasphemy will not be tolerated. Respect of the Bible and God, Christ, or the Holy Spirit will be demanded of any who post. Failure to comply, will result in banning, upon the Administrator's discetions.
9. Debate Forums will be monitored closely. Please treat others with different opinions or views, with the up most courteous and respectful manner that you would like to be shown as well. Absolutely no debating outside of the What Do You Think Section.
10. Under no circumstances can you cut and paste or take a picture of the site, with the intent of posting it on either: another website or forum. Unless, you have obtained written consent from the Director of Operations. Or, if already stated somewhere that a certain image or part of the page may be copied for other use.
11. Administration reserves the right to add to, modify, or remove any rules stated above for any reason without warning, without disclosing the information.
Pretty strict if you ask me...especially #'s 1 and 2. Even my Christian brother said that he wouldn't register at that forum because he thought the rules about posting were so strict. And about a week ago, I received this e-mail from them:
Hello All!
We are currently locking down the Righteous Responders forums for many reasons. I have listed some of them and also am giving my contact info in case you would like to hear any updates from us on what is next. Within a month our newest Project will be opened, and you will be welcomed to join us in it! Until then, you can email me at (removed) and I will let you know when you can join the new forums!
As for our problems, here they are:
1. We are in debt up to our eye-balls as the Past Administraion was not responsible with keeping the donations going toward the ministry costs.
2. We are being attacked by Satan with disunity.
3. Problems that were put aside in the past are now coming forward to attack us now. These problems have grown so huge that we cannot even begin to take care of them.
4. The Spiritual Warfare is so great right now that the Administration is worn out. We are going to take a break from this fighting the enemy, and begin to build up and refresh our Armor in this Spiritual Battle.
5. Satan has been pressing the members to go against each opther and the administration. When we needed the most prayer we were attacked with confusion, hatred, and anger from many unbelievers and believers alike.
So, what are we doing? We are going to Worship the Lord. We need your prayers, and if you are interested in sticking with us in our new website, or are interested in helping us make it Glorify and Stick to the Word of God, we would love for you to contact us and we will send you an email with the info on how to get in.
Thank you all very for your time, and just being here for us. I pray the Blessings of the Lord on each of you, and I hope to see you one day. If not here on Earth, then in Heaven when we sit to eat that awesome Bridal Feast before the Marriage!
Wow...sounds like they have carelessly wasted their funds (# 1) and they are losing debates (# 4). Looks like someone can't take the heat...
Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
I noticed some disagreement among them about the best way to handle us. Some of them seemed a bit disappointed that their much vaunted Bible challenge hadn't gone a bit better for them, and that their senior figures weren't vanquishing us with their arguments.
Susan: thanks for your kind words. I certainly felt that the debate had gone well. Well enough so they felt need the need to kick the chessboard over before the final checkmate, anyway.
I'm still quite annoyed about the sheer intellectual cowardice of that. Naive of me to expect anything else, I guess.
I'm adding a short intro thing to the thread called Just wanted to introduce myself in the group you linked to. Nice avatar, by the way.
Wow, jonecc. Looks like they ended the debate with the equivalent of "STFU!" Good work.
-Triften
Thanks, triften. It seems as if all the atheists who went there to debate with them found this strange antipathy to the whole concept of critical analysis of their beliefs. My experience was that they took ages to respond, wouldn't get into debate without first referring to senior moderators and in general showed a great intellectual timidity.
There are I suspect tougher theists out there. Does anyone know of sites offering similar challenges? Now we've seen off the Little Leaguers, I'm feeling like a crack at the majors.
There aren't any other sites like that that I've found, but there is this one guy VenomFangX on YouTube. He has some pretty convincing videos for Christianity. http://www.youtube.com/user/VenomFangX
Enjoy.
Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
So how many months did these asshats last, as opposed to the RRS well over a year and a half and still going strong?
Matt Shizzle has been banned from the Rational Response Squad website. This event shall provide an atmosphere more conducive to social growth. - Majority of the mod team
They're only convincing if...
1) You haven't watched them.
2) You are already convinced he's right.
"I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions."
— George Carlin
Funny how their 'god' is just as unable as they are to take any criticism. You'd think an omnipotent, omniscient being wouln't need to be protected from a bad word.
"Hitler burned people like Anne Frank, for that we call him evil.
"God" burns Anne Frank eternally. For that, theists call him 'good.'
Just read it.
I can see why they deleted it.
Their response was ridiculous, and you nailed them on it. What could they do other than repeat the already-refuted, or run?
Oh - concede their blunder.....
But somehow that option doesn't seem a live one for them, to me...
"Hitler burned people like Anne Frank, for that we call him evil.
"God" burns Anne Frank eternally. For that, theists call him 'good.'
Oh, right. Sounds a lot like Ted Haggard/Kent Hovind. How absolutely sad. Unable to keep money going to the right places and keeping some for yourself. You'd think that they'd use Sa...
Oh. They did. Odd how they are powerless against Satan. What with them being on the WINNING TEAM!
Do they mean rational thinkers?
So his brain is tired because he's actually had to think about what they actually believe. Mmmk.
I wish they would define Satan and how such a being had any impact on the decisions of others.
This sounds just like the letter you get if you are signed up with the monthly news letter from a church that is shutting down.
What in the sam cook fuck are they talking about in that last sentence?
Have you ever watched any of them?
I'm working on refuting his points though. :P
Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
Wow crimson edge, thanks for that review... those guys are as fruity as a nutcake and nutty as a fruitcake.
"Hitler burned people like Anne Frank, for that we call him evil.
"God" burns Anne Frank eternally. For that, theists call him 'good.'
They lasted 37 seconds. The 37 seconds represents, their first stint on the news which was a Virgina NBC story (a follow up to our story.) We received twice the coverage because of them that day (their only good coverage ever), and this occurred before they even had a site up. By the time they put a site up and had copied eveything we do, they were done.
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So, as Nelso from the Simpsons says "Ha!Ha!" They're gone and they only gave the RRS more coverage. Almost makes me think there is a god. Almost. Well, not even almost, but it still is a good thing.
Matt Shizzle has been banned from the Rational Response Squad website. This event shall provide an atmosphere more conducive to social growth. - Majority of the mod team
If there was a God, you have to think he'd be a bit disappointed in his minions' efforts. Losing arguments, letting Satan put them off the track, misusing the dollars of the Lord. It's a sorry record.
GOOD ONE!! XDDD
Miracles don't exist. "Miracle" is a word given to a preposterous event that a theist considers dogmatically advantageous. Def. - Ecclesiastical sensationalism.