My first post & questions

Frank Harrist · Post by **Frank Harrist** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:53 pm

Welcome, LadyV! Lots of crazy people here. Arch is the religious nut. He can maybe explain how he thinks the "caveman" fits into the bible. As best I can tell they think it was some race of human who lived before "the flood". They have a whole fantasy story about it I think. He will point out that there are only a few fossils which represent evolution and that there is no connecting link between them. He will also point out that all dating techniques are faulty and that he doesn't believe any of them. Also according to arch, all fossils came from the same time and since no one was there to record what happened and how, then the evidence must simply be discarded. So dinosaurs either didn't exist or .............or........I don't know what. What is it arch? Explain all this stuff to her. It's so ridiculous that it doesn't stick in my evil, un-godly mind.

LadyV, welcome to our forum. Most of us are friendly. A good number of us are insane. Some of us are smart. There are some real proffesional archaeologists who check in sometimes and then there's avocationals like me and then there's armchair, History channel watchers, and then theres arch. Watch out for Marduk. He's pretty smart, but he can be mean. His social skills are a bit lacking. Just don't take his jibes too seriously. I hope you enjoy the forum. I'm looking forward to your contributions. You seem to ba able to hold your own among the wolves. Also it's good to have another female here. We haven't had many. Any problems or questions just ask someone. Most of us are actually friendly when we aren't pissed off. Mostly when we're pissed it's at arch.....or Marduk. Guess I've rambled on long enough. Again, welcome!

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:00 pm

Frank, I think you have summed this cockeyed crew up pretty well.

Starflower has hung right in there with us. I look forward to hearing more of what she thinks as well.

Post by **Minimalist** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:00 pm

A good number of us are insane.

Excuse me?

Frank Harrist · Post by **Frank Harrist** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:02 pm

Minimalist wrote:
A good number of us are insane.

Excuse me?

You know who you are....

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:10 pm

You know - it seems to me that there is a good point being made here. It would realy be nice if a new member were welcomed by us all - as we're doing here.

Bob has a process like that on his website and it's pretty nice to be welcomed by the whole group. I know, we get new posters constantly so the same thing wouldn't work here. But something might.

Then - if they turn out to be a flamer, we can deal with that then.

Post by **Minimalist** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:13 pm

BTW, lest Lady V think we are making stuff up about arch, well....here you go!

http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/2.asp

As you add up all of the dates, and accepting that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to Earth almost 2000 years ago, we come to the conclusion that the creation of the Earth and animals (including the dinosaurs) occurred only thousands of years ago (perhaps only 6000!), not millions of years. Thus, if the Bible is right (and it is!), dinosaurs must have lived within the past thousands of years.

What is scary is that there are apparently far too many stupid Americans who believe such utter drivel.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:26 pm

still bitter huh frank?

Arch is the religious nut

anyways, frank and the others just don't like being proven wrong or shown where their holes are.

Look who suddenly develops selective amnesia

welcome back RK, i wondered what happened to you. just ignore marduk, i try to. the only good thinghe has done is divert theattention from me,which gives me a break.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:50 pm

Beagle wrote:You know - it seems to me that there is a good point being made here. It would realy be nice if a new member were welcomed by us all - as we're doing here.

Bob has a process like that on his website and it's pretty nice to be welcomed by the whole group. I know, we get new posters constantly so the same thing wouldn't work here. But something might.

Then - if they turn out to be a flamer, we can deal with that then.

I'm quoting myself - it beats talking to myself I guess.

We get new people constantly - we need to keep them - at least the "good" ones.

Post by **Minimalist** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:27 pm

Beagle wrote:You know - it seems to me that there is a good point being made here. It would realy be nice if a new member were welcomed by us all - as we're doing here.

Bob has a process like that on his website and it's pretty nice to be welcomed by the whole group. I know, we get new posters constantly so the same thing wouldn't work here. But something might.

Then - if they turn out to be a flamer, we can deal with that then.

It's not my website....it's Backin's. I'm just a lowly moderator.

Leona Conner · Post by **Leona Conner** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:03 pm

Well, LadyV, by now you have met the majority of the "group." Please keep in mind that we females are the closest to normal you will find here, so we need enough to balance these men.

Starflower · Post by **Starflower** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:15 pm

Leona Conner wrote:Well, LadyV, by now you have met the majority of the "group." Please keep in mind that we females are the closest to normal you will find here, so we need enough to balance these men.

Hope you weren't including me in the close to normal category

I think I'm already pigeonholed into the insane group

Of course in this forum that is close to normal. Okay count me in

Post by **Minimalist** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:34 pm

Leona Conner wrote:Well, LadyV, by now you have met the majority of the "group." Please keep in mind that we females are the closest to normal you will find here, so we need enough to balance these men.

No argument here.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:37 pm

amazing, 41 posts and not one response related to archaeology. i guess i better not hear any more complaints about my replies.

Bob has a process like that on his website and it's pretty nice to be welcomed by the whole group

that is what each church congregation tries to do at sunday services when visitors arrive.

Post by **Minimalist** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:03 pm

archaeologist wrote:amazing, 41 posts and not one response related to archaeology. i guess i better not hear any more complaints about my replies.

Bob has a process like that on his website and it's pretty nice to be welcomed by the whole group
that is what each church congregation tries to do at sunday services when visitors arrive.

Yeah...and the ones they don't like are stoned.

Starflower · Post by **Starflower** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:10 pm

Now, now minimalist, the ones they don't like were stoned before they got there.