On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 23:28:48 -0500, "rockymt" <rockymt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>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, s****ts 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 friend****p 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.
We don't? Son, when I call 'J Young' a worthless piece of ****, or
Earl Weber a drooling imbecile, you may rest assured that I mean it.
>
>take you all,
>rockymt
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