Re: TheologyWeb

Got knuckles wrapped for referring to Soc's new book for invading his
privacy.

Actually it is Sir Farti . He actually all but identified me as my nickname
came up by mistake.

Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger G. Olson" <rogero@saintjoe.edu>
To: "wallyshoes" <wallyshoes@mindspring.com>
Cc: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: TheologyWeb

> Walt,
>
> BTW, many of us are also 99.9% certain that "Socrates" is Jonathan Sarfati
> (or So-farti, if you like.) It's a shame how he's treated the most
> gracious Charleen Lohman, with whom I've exchanged several private
> e-mails. She is a bright person who is active in her church (of mostly
> YECs -- it's C&MA) and honestly seeking truth.
>
> In God's Peace,
>
> Roger
>
> >
> >
> > "Howard J. Van Till" wrote:
> >
> >> On 6/11/04 7:18 AM, "Glenn Morton" <glennmorton@entouch.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Most people aren't out there TRYING DESPARATELY to figure out your
> >> > pseudonym. I don't give a rats rear end what you call yourself on
TW.
> >> > And don't expect me to guess who is who publically. That is one of
> >> the
> >> > biggest taboos on TW. Maybe you should read the rules.
> >>
> >> Glenn, Wally, or anyone else who participates in TheologyWeb:
> >>
> >> Help me understand this kind of forum. Why would Christians use
> >> pseudonyms
> >> in discussion? Do they not want others to know what they really
believe?
> >> Do
> >> they want to avoid taking responsibility for the way they speak to one
> >> another? Why the anonymity?
> >>
> >> Guess who.
> >
> > Originally, I tried to sign in with my real name, but I made an error
and
> > wound
> > up taking a pseudonym. In my case, unless I gave a resume, my real name
> > means
> > nothing anyhow. Most ASAers might like to use their real name.
> >
> > Some on Tweb take pains to hide their identity. I think that the
atheists
> > and
> > agnostics largely fall in that crowd. There is one guy called "Socrates"
> > who is
> > probably a ringer form AiG and does not want that to be known.
> >
> > By and large the web site has a lot of silliness and games -- so who
> > cares?
> >
> >
> > Walt
> >
> Walt,
>
> BTW, many of us are also 99.9% certain that "Socrates" is Jonathan Sarfati
> (or Safarti, if you like.) It's a shame how he's treated the most
> gracious "Charleen Lohman", with whom I've exchanged several private
> e-mails. She is a bright person who is active in her church (of mostly
> YECs -- it's C&MA) and honestly seeking truth.
>
> In God's Peace,
>
> Roger
>
>
>
>
>
Received on Fri Jun 11 14:38:37 2004