Hi, I too hope that every one of you have a fantastic christmas, soulstice or whichever festivel you may celebrate with whoever it is that brings happiness to you.
On 12/25/11, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually Bryan, I've personally found that organized religion is pretty muc > like most other things. > > yes, there arethe zealots and idiots, but there are also a lot of reasonable > people, indeed my dad and I have been members of the councel for Christians > and jews for a long while, and it's amazing how many priests and rabi's turn > up to those meetings, even Catholics and Orthedox jews. > > Interestingly enough I've actually started attending methodist meetings > recently at my university, and while there are a couple of people I'd think > of as overly zealous, most are quite reasonable indeed. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan Peterson" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 8:43 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Merry Christmas > > >> And that's precisely why I never adopted a religion and why I'm generally >> against organized religion on principle. Each claims it's right and the >> others are wrong. My belief doesn't sit well with my extremely Catholic >> gradmother I can tell you. >> They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 1:21 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Merry Christmas >> >> >>> Hi Dark, >>> >>> I know the feeling. I'm something of a universalist myself, study >>> religious texts regardless of the religion in question and some of the >>> people I know find me, well, a bit eccentric because I haven't settled >>> on any specific religion. Each claim to be the one true religion, >>> that their values or beliefs are somehow more superior to the rest, >>> but I don't see it that way as I see both good and bad in all of the >>> religions I've studied. I guess that is the difference between >>> philosophers like you and I and someone who has adopted a religion. >>> >>> Cheers! >>> >>> >>> On 12/25/11, dark <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi David. >>>> >>>> If I belong to a religion, I hold myself as a universalist, ie, elieving >>>> that the devine can be found in many different places and beliefs. >>>> >>>> In my flat above my fireplace I have a shelf with a jewish Manora, a >>>> small >>>> quartz crystal, a statue of the hindu god Ganesh, a Buhda, and a >>>> crucifix >>>> (indeed the only reason i don't have something from Islam is that >>>> Muslims >>>> are a litle like quakers and don't go in for symbolism). >>>> >>>> So I try to remember everyone's beliefs as much as possible, ---- in >>>> fact as >>>> a former musician for a band of morris men I've run across a fair few >>>> wickens and stil have some very wicken friends. >>>> >>>> Beware the grue! >>>> >>>> Dark. >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
