Dewey wrote a book!

[Horace]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Dewey wrote a book!:

Those of us who are perfect would have nothing but disdain for the rest of you, if of course having disdain were not in itself an imperfection.

And please, show me a preacher who lives a blameless life. I'd love to meet the guy.

It's probably long lost to history and disintegrated from everybody's memory, but Dewey was actually chosen by God, in a Calvinistic sense. That is what he believed, and I'm sure what he continues to believe. A cynic might wonder whether certain expressions of narcissism can give rise to such self-conceptions, but only a cynic. The rest of you can believe he is a super nice guy, chosen by God. (You're not, btw. I mean, unless you believe you were. But be warned that those chosen by God are also burdened with the awareness that others, who think they were chosen by God, are actually wrong.)

[Doctor Phibes]

@Horace said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Dewey wrote a book!:

Those of us who are perfect would have nothing but disdain for the rest of you, if of course having disdain were not in itself an imperfection.

And please, show me a preacher who lives a blameless life. I'd love to meet the guy.

It's probably long lost to history and disintegrated from everybody's memory, but Dewey was actually chosen by God, in a Calvinistic sense. That is what he believed, and I'm sure what he continues to believe. A cynic might wonder whether certain expressions of narcissism can give rise to such self-conceptions, but only a cynic. The rest of you can believe he is a super nice guy, chosen by God. (You're not, btw. I mean, unless you believe you were. But be warned that those chosen by God are also burdened with the awareness that others, who think they were chosen by God, are actually wrong.)

Don't almost all people who are professional clergy believe they were chosen by God? By that measure, the entire profession is filled with narcissism. Now, if I said that there'd be accusations of me hating religion, which I don't, from the usual quarters.

[Copper]

@89th said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Copper said in Dewey wrote a book!:

I remember Dewey's last performance here.

Despicable.

Care to summarize? I was mostly absent from about 2012 through 2020...

When Larry died, Dewey wrote a long post here trashing Larry and his memory.

It was evil.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Copper said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@89th said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Copper said in Dewey wrote a book!:

I remember Dewey's last performance here.

Despicable.

Care to summarize? I was mostly absent from about 2012 through 2020...

When Larry died, Dewey wrote a long post here trashing Larry and his memory.

It was evil.

Dewey didn't post it here, somebody re-posted it. He wrote about it on Facebook, and maybe elsewhere.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Copper said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@89th said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Copper said in Dewey wrote a book!:

I remember Dewey's last performance here.

Despicable.

Care to summarize? I was mostly absent from about 2012 through 2020...

When Larry died, Dewey wrote a long post here trashing Larry and his memory.

It was evil.

Dewey didn't post it here, somebody re-posted it. He wrote about it on Facebook, and maybe elsewhere.

That makes it better?

[89th]

Oh yeah I remember that

[89th]

Oh it was this one: https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/170374

I somewhat reserve judgement on this (the nastiness of posting something after someone has died NOTwithstanding) as I wasn't around for most of the alleged abuse, stalking, etc... maybe there's more sticks and stones than words there, but if it was all contained to an online forum, then just don't engage with a troll if you see someone as such. I recall early in my TNCR days (2005-2011) having some epic months-long battles with Larry. He sure was stubborn and I both enjoyed "the game" debating him but also knew if it bothered me, ultimately it's just pixels and 1s and 0s behind it... just noise IF you want to accept it as such. It helps keep me sane. Not you @Horace you're real to me.

[Renauda]

I just found Dewey’s incessant proselytising more than just a little bit annoying. Did nothing but reinforce my long held disdain for any and all organised religion.

Dewey’s disparaging eulogy following Larry’s passing, while not surprising, was an example of vindictive bad form.

Good for him however that he published a mystery novel. Unlikely though that I would want ever to read it.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Copper said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@89th said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Copper said in Dewey wrote a book!:

I remember Dewey's last performance here.

Despicable.

Care to summarize? I was mostly absent from about 2012 through 2020...

When Larry died, Dewey wrote a long post here trashing Larry and his memory.

It was evil.

Dewey didn't post it here, somebody re-posted it. He wrote about it on Facebook, and maybe elsewhere.

That makes it better?

I didn't say that. It's not what I'd have done, but I understood why Dewey did it.

[Jolly]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Dewey wrote a book!:

Those of us who are perfect would have nothing but disdain for the rest of you, if of course having disdain were not in itself an imperfection.

And please, show me a preacher who lives a blameless life. I'd love to meet the guy.

The word 'apostate' is interesting. Whenever I see it, I immediately think of those guys shrieking in the Middle East.

There are none of us who lead a blameless life. There was only one perfect man, after all.

God knows we can't be perfect, but he expects us to try. That's why Sanctification is talked about in the NT.

In Dewey 's case, he's sinning. And he continues to do so in defiance of God's Word. Worse, he's a pastor teaching heresy. There cannot be reconciliation if the sinner continually throws his sins in God's face and refuses to repent.

This is cut and dried, not even open to argument by anybody with basic Bible knowledge.

[Jolly]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Copper said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@89th said in Dewey wrote a book!:

@Copper said in Dewey wrote a book!:

I remember Dewey's last performance here.

Despicable.

Care to summarize? I was mostly absent from about 2012 through 2020...

When Larry died, Dewey wrote a long post here trashing Larry and his memory.

It was evil.

Dewey didn't post it here, somebody re-posted it. He wrote about it on Facebook, and maybe elsewhere.

That makes it better?

I didn't say that. It's not what I'd have done, but I understood why Dewey did it.

And I understand why Hitler murdered six million Jews.

[Renauda]

@Jolly

In Dewey 's case, he's sinning. And he continues to do so in defiance of God's Word. Worse, he's a pastor teaching heresy.

Priceless. A Baptist accusing a Calvinist of heresy.

[George K]

Dewey's not here.

It's not appropriate to praise or condemn him if he's not going to respond.

But, that's just me. Carry on.

[Horace]

@George-K said in Dewey wrote a book!:

Dewey's not here.

To be clear, does this principle preclude you from gossiping about people in private when they're not there? I mean in general, not just TNCR folk. That would be an admirable, if very, very rare principle. Humans absolutely love gossip, in fact an anthropologist or sociologist would tell you it's how we form opinions of people in general. I wonder if the coffee room Private Message landscape would be almost completely fallow without gossip.

Anyway, I'd concur to an extent if he was banned from this forum, but of course he's not.

[George K]

@Horace said in Dewey wrote a book!:

To be clear, does this principle preclude you from gossiping about people in private when they're not there?

Private conversations are...private. Lord knows how many times I've talked about you others here. But a public comment should allow the discussed to comment. Otherwise, it's just potentially nasty gossip.

He's not banned, but I doubt he reads it - at least he didn't until he was told he was being talked about.

I know someone who was talked about on another "piano-related" forum. S/he only found out about it because another person brought it to his/her attention.

You wanna insult me, or talk about me? Fine, lemme know. But if I don't participate, it's playground gossip.

Though Dewey is not a member here, it's possible to read without being a member.

I just find it distasteful...but that's just me.

As I said, carry on.

[Horace]

I consider the principle to be completely incoherent unless it extends to private conversations. Doing it in public where the person can in fact read and respond if they'd like, would be more honorable than doing it in private. Which I am well aware happens all the time. So the double standard is not impressive IMO.

[Renauda]

I told Dewey years ago in the old TNCR that his proselytising was annoying as hell. I’ve written nothing in this thread that he did not already know.

As far as his book is concerned I am not in the habit of reading crime or mystery novels. It has nothing to do with him as a person. I do however enjoy watching Father Brown episodes on TV.

[Copper]

We have 299 members.

He knows how to publish.

If he wants to double his readership, he can publish here.

[taiwan_girl]

@Klaus said in Dewey wrote a book!:

Who gives a flying fuck weither he is gay? It's 2024. Judge people by their character, not by their sexual preferences.

I agree. I think I am a pretty nonjudgmental person. I have had relatively minor interactions with Dewey, but he was always ver nice to me.

And really, who is to say what God really thinks.

So many people have said that they were spoken directly to by God.

Is Joseph Smith correct that he got a golden book that has the word of god and all the other fake?
Is the Bible the correct one?
Is Mohammed correct in thoughts and his talking with God?
Are the teachings of Brahman in the Hindu religion the correct word?

ULtimately, it is a matter of faith. Nothing can be proved, and if I think that my belief is correct, it does not mean that all others are wrong.

[Jolly]

How many of those religions are based on the death and resurrection of the central figure?