Hi All, Posts as this ones are the exact reason why I have stopped subscribing to Goanet in its full form. In the name of fair debate, just try to pull eachother down. And i find this has been going since quite long. More so since MG has jointed this group, which is meant for Goans and not of goan orgin staying in US and drumming the beats MY US, MY USA..
hAVE a nICE dAY!! Seb PS: My last say....won't respond, even if someone replies:-) & I very well know who would. > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:18:51 -0700 (PDT) > From: Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Apparently we have "spokespersons" re: religious > intolerance > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. > 1994!" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > --- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Santosh Helekar is a good and decent human being, a >> gentleman and scholar, and a friend. I have >> met him a couple of times and admire his >> thought-provoking comments. >> >> and >> >> I hope Santosh is not further victimized on >> this forum. >> > Mario responds: >> > Here is another old-style Goanetter longing for the > good old days when a small cabal of "friends", so > highly intelligent that they considered religion an > affectation for the ignorant and weak-minded would > snigger while someone they considered a "decent human > being" among them attacked religion with what was > considered to be "pro-science" and "logic". >> > Religious people we are told are members of "mobs" and > "herds" following "fake morality". On the other hand, > ALL atheists around the whole world are "pro-science", > "logical", "independent", "studious researchers", who > weigh the evidence with "deep introspection" before > concluding that religion is bogus. >> > Oh, I forgot, they are also tolerant of religion:-)) > How nice of them:-)) >> > George calls for the use of "solid facts and > substantive arguments" but fails to follow his own > advice and studiously ignores the essentials of the > thread. Curiously, George has added the phrase > "religious intolerance" to the Subject line, while > advocating for intolerance of religion. >> > His claim that it is Santosh who has been "victimised" > and "abused" is laughable. The reason for the > longevity of the thread and the heat it has generated > is the furious and sustained attack by Santosh aimed > at members of morally based groups using the most > unbalanced logic to denigrate rock solid moral codes. > >> > "Victimised"? Awwww! No one has been "victimised" > George, including the bulk of religious Goanetters, > because the attacks have been confronted and > addressed. This is a forum for diseminating > information and robust Goan-style debate, not some tea > party for blue-haired British matrons. There are > members now who don't cower in intellectual fear and > reticence when the attacks begin. >> > If you would like to make an intellectual contribution > rather than a subjective, emotional one, read my post > of July 20 titled "[Goanet] The rock solid Christian > moral code" responding to another old friend of yours, > Bosco, and comment on sections titled POINT. Ignore > the verbal histrionics on all sides. >> > That will at least draw your attention to what we have > been talking about. >> > And please don't be afraid of being abused and > victimised, as long as your own responses are civil > and devoid of abuse and emotional histrionics [:-))] > because the good old days when everyone was a "friend" > maha-impressed by the intelligence of the in-crowd, > seem to be long gone. >> > > > > _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
