I can understand that many of you who frequent these newsgroups expect
scientific proof/evidence and no less. I also understand how many of you
would perceive your 'reality' world and those who embrace the Christian
or
a Monotheistic faith to be in complete opposition. A lot of what I'm
hearing, at a much deeper level is that it is just too painful...
impossible for me to listen to you let alone believe in a god with the
state
this world is in. Apart from those who do not believe in God, we'd
probably
tolerate each other, maybe even agree on other topics, such as hobbies,
literature, sports travel etc. Maybe even come to enjoy each others
company( outside of this newsgroup or in person), and even like one
another.
Who knows. What bothers me is that most are not just disagreeing, they're
offending, insulting, making those that disagree, feel unwelcome, and
carrying on as though there were more than this one major difference( like
people born in nations that are in political turmoil). Work associates (
for example) whom after I've come to know personally,(over a year or so)
begin discussing the deeper thing, to even religion and faith in a god.
Our
differences surface, yet we don't stoop to degrading, offensive language.
This is most likely because we've come to accept and respect one another.
There is a foundation built of mutual respect.
beneath all this 'tit for tat' dialogue, there is something more... much
more we can offer one another. It's to bad it has to be like this so
much-
wish it'd tone down. I know this is not a friendship newsgroup, but at a
deeper level I feel for each and everyone of you, good bad or indifferent.
And I know we don't really mean those hurtful things we say.
take you all,
rockymt
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