Yes. Good idea. I agree wholeheartedly. Let's agree to disagree.
-Gilberto
On 10/27/05, Benjamin La Framboise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Is there ANY way we can make these conversations more constructive? I'm
> referring, specifically to the "Interesting Thread" thread, which I started
> in an attempt to veer away from the other thread I started which turned into
> a bicker-fest.
>
> Honestly, I think we ALL need to move away from thinking of our experiences
> here as to win an argument or convince someone else of our beliefs (in those
> threads, it seems to be virtually all that we're doing). If we adopt the
> attitude that we can ALL learn from each other (not that THAT person needs
> to get their head reajusted, or THAT group needs to learn a thing or two), I
> think points can be made and a broader understanding of our experience here
> on Earth will result for all.
>
> Maybe I'm way off on this; maybe all this arguing is what this listserv is
> all about; I have to admit, the discussions are exciting and, frankly,
> addictive to those of us with that proclivity. But I've learned one thing
> from listening to you all: we're all capable of rising above the bickering.
> It just seems that we don't want to. I love and appreciate reading every
> single insight that every single person has contributed to these threads,
> but (I don't have any other way of describing this) the flavor and the scent
> that emanates from the discussions just seems rotten, and it seems to pick
> up speed as it spirals downward.
>
> Can we do no better?
>
> Ben
>
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