On Tue, 10 May 2005 21:34:06 +1000, Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>David
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>At the moment I can't see that this discussion is being productive of
>anything except the assertion of certain points of view and then their
>(somewhat aggressive) defence. I respect your faith in God, but do not
>share it, as many do not here. I expect you to respect the views of others,
>just as I expect them to respect yours, and I expect all members of this
>list to refrain from expressions of bigotry or personal abuse. These are
>simple rules, made to prevent discourse between people of differing views
>degenerating into flame wars, and are fairly easy to abide by. I certainly
>have no intention of policing this list for blasphemy, or of shutting down
>legitimate debate.
Alison
I can see by this most reasonable response
that you are the only one who has displayed
any semblance of rational reasoning.I totally
agree with all of the above.
However,being singular in purpose and apparently
with no allies for support I seem to be fighting
a losing battle amongst formidable foes
from many sides.I don't know how long I can
fight the good fight against such overwhelming
odds but I will try and do the best I can.
I appear to be the pagan here
amongst the intellectual elite,my personal
viewpoint cast aside with distaste.
Nevertheless I shall not wave the white flag.
I shall not surrender.I will not bow down and
worship the religion of individualism,a religion
whereupon man-kind worships itself.
'Knowledge' is worshipped as God.
You will usually find these worshippers amongst
the highly educated in our society.
They are the ones who take pride in the fact
that they have been blessed with this knowledge
and therefore deserve our worship.
>Others have questioned your assumptions; I do not read that as intolerance.
>If you are not interested in debating your beliefs, why raise them here?
>
not assumptions Alison.
my beliefs could never be construed
as assumptions.my beliefs are not pretentiousness.
If you indeed fail to see the
intolerance that has so far been displayed toward my
point of view,then there is nothing I can say that
will persuade you otherwise.
As far as debating my beliefs is concerned, I have yet
to see any rational argument put forward by anyone
on this List that is worthy of any response from me.
Best of.......
[I shall be watching Collingwood play
the Sydney Swans at Telstra Stadium in Sydney on 25/6/05]
I will be sitting at seat 367 Row zero.See you there
for some rivetting conversation.
PS: Ken,
AFL is a religion that would make you look
like a goose. [pun intended]
dR
>Best
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>A
>
>Alison Croggon
>
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