I think Steve has dealt with the substance of Emily's analysis and his 
commentary here goes down much deeper into reality--and into himself--than does 
Emily's post. This to me makes the case for Steve: that what Emily went through 
to write her letter to Share entailed hardly anything that touched her compared 
to where Steve went in himself to write this. I feel I am eating humble pie 
now. You have just proven my philosophy, Steve. And I already feel the shame 
for Emily. Authfriend, she doesn't know what she is talking about. This post 
represents something so beautiful to be reading this Sunday night. Thank you, 
Steve. I am going to reread this on my death bed.

--- In [email protected], "seventhray1" <lurkernomore20002000@...> 
wrote:
>
> 
> This also strikes me as quite odd.  To feel that I would need to
> indicate, by name, those people who are apparantly in agreement with a
> position I might have.  As Xeno, said, as though this "makes the case"
> for my position?
> 
> All it indicates, is that someone is so invested in a position, that
> they must try to indicate public support for that position.
> 
> It ignores the fact that there is probably an equal or greater number of
> people who feel differently, but just aren't obsessed with trying to
> assert the "rightness" of their opinon.
> 
> But, in this case, Judy feels that it bolsters her position and thereby
> allows her to claim yet another internet forum victory.
> 
> 
> --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <authfriend@>
> wrote:
> 
> > And how about Ann, raunchy, Emily, Alex, and Ravi? That's
> > seven people who are apparently too different from you for
> > you and them to understand each other--about half of the
> > regulars who have had exchanges with you or have defended
> > you. And that half haven't had any arguments with you to
> > begin with, so there's no way to tell whether they would
> > be able to understand you if they did.
> 
> 
> snip
> 
> > Note again that it isn't just Share and me whose "views"
> > diverge and whose "thinking styles are simply not compatible."
> > It's Share versus Robin and Ann and raunchy and Emily and
> > Alex and Ravi and me. Fatuous nonsense, Xeno.
> >
>


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