Without doubt, the issue of moral and religious codes has been a vigorous / robust issue that we had fun debating. Yet the experience brought to light several issues which may be for consideration and interest to goanetters.
There were many good points brought out. I got an education about the thought-processes of atheists and the many variations of individuals who do not believe in the existence of God. This post is however not about the virtues of this subject or about the dialogue. Some of the posts were bastions of inefficiency, with finger- pointing. Personality conflicts too often replaced productive debate. And a few seasoned posters have now resorted to posts just to remind every one else of their presence. Some have now started debating and writing in favor of issues which they neither believe nor practice. This while informing the rest of us the benefit and virtues of their perspective. And a few debated both sides of an issue, like engaging in a child's play. Our volunteer moderators do a great job of moderating the posts. Complaints against them about censorship is nothing but a bogus argument from individuals who cannot or refuse to write coherent post. Merely insulting individual (s) is a poor substitute to writing intelligently with substance. Some individuals circle the drain with gratuitous posts because they cannot get their thoughts together. And a few drag old friends or enemies or recall old posts totally unrelated to the topic under dialogue. As some of us do, these post are not worth the dignity of a response. Yet, if persistent, the moderators should take strong action against those who bring past grudges into a current dialogue, thus vitiating the topic and atmosphere for all other participants. At best, reading posts that don't add much to a productive dialogue waste valuable time. At worst, these posts foster incivility and dysfunction under which no group can survive and be productive. Regards, GL _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
