TurquoiseB wrote: > Back in the trashbin you go. > Oh, my God! Barry put Jim back in the trashbin.
> > > That occured to me when writing it up. The exact > > > *same* story can be pointed to by God freaks > > > > Where did that term come from? Is that the opposite > > of atheist freaks? > > > Yes, and it's totally innocuous. It's a lingering > Sixties-ism in my speech. So far on FFL I have used > the term dozens of times, in contexts such as > "enlightenment freak" and "Bruce Cockburn freak" or > "music freak" (both referring to myself), or "neat > freak," or "Mongo freak" (referring to fans of a > certain short fictional detective). It's a slang > way of referring to the odd things that some people > get off on. It has no negative connotations, except, > seemingly, in your mind. > > > And what's a God freak anyway? I think the term > > "freak" is possibly reserved for those pushing an > > agenda, as it appears you are doing now, my dear > > Buddhist atheist. > > Jim, since you stopped actively slamming me, I've > taken a chance and replied to a few of your posts > as if you were an adult, and as if you were actually > a rational human being. My mistake. Back in the > trashbin you go. > > Someday (in my opinion) you should try a little > introspection and try to view yourself as others > see you, not as you like to see yourself. First > you react to me suggesting that Guru Dev would > be shocked to hear himself referred to as "His > Divinity" by his followers as if what I said was > some kind of an insult. > > It was intended to be a *compliment*, dude. The > term used to "honor" him by some...uh...Guru Dev > freaks IMO *belittles* him, *belittles* a teacher > of enlightenment, and *belittles* the whole process > of enlightenment in my opinion, and that was what > I intended to convey. But you perceived it as some > kind of insult, and reacted as if you *personally* > had been insulted. That's YOUR problem, dude, not > mine. > > And now you take offense at a simple Sixties-ism, > get all huffy and offended, and start hurling > terms like "atheist" and "Buddhist" as if *they* > were insults. Can't you *feel* the emotional > loading that *you* place on such terms? I sure > can, and I'd be willing to bet a few others on > this forum have developed their intuition to the > point that they can feel it, too. > > So back in the trashbin with you, dude. It's > not worth trying to communicate with you if > you're going to be so cluelessly reactive here. > > For the record, I don't care what other people > believe, about God or about Guru Dev. I'm just > trippin' on language, and occasionally pointing > out when people make statements or ask questions > based on *assumptions*. Their entire followup > statement or question is based on *accepting* > the assumption as true; otherwise the followup > statement or question has no meaning. To react > to the statement or to answer the question, one > has to *accept* the assumption as true. Some of > us don't accept those assumptions, is all. My > "agenda" is merely to point out these assumptions > when they occur, which is clearly in the spirit > defined for this group on its main page. > > The vast majority of people on this planet > believe in God, so much so that it has become > a never-challenged assumption on their part. > Some of *them* react strongly when someone > points out the fact that it *is* an assumption, > and a completely unproven assumption at that. > It seems to me that this is what's going on > here with your response. Despite your claim, > you *are* "trying to start something." Instead, > by acting like a petulant child, you have > ended something instead, my experiment in > seeing if you could have a rational conver- > sation without...uh...freaking out when you > encounter ideas that differ from yours. > > I wish you the best of luck with your life and > your beliefs. May they both make you very happy. > But dude...I'm just TIRED of all the prepubes- > cent arguing here, and want to spend what little > time I spend here talking with adults who can > treat ideas that differ from their own ideas > as Just Ideas, not some kind of attack. You > don't seem to be one of those people. >
