Wow, I tried to post this hours ago, before this mornings discussion. Google glitch....please disregard.
On Aug 18, 8:34 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > Again, gruff, you have crossed the line into ad hom here by lashing > out at the person, not discussing the ideas. I agree with Slip, more > than anything here, it might be a misunderstanding through language > and cultural barriers. We are all here bound to work those through > without personal attacks. > > On Aug 18, 5:50 am, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Sorry Slip, but RP enjoys denigrating and belittling anyone who has > > a different thoughts than himself. He is disingenuous. If you > > read his posts as a continuum he frequently contradicts himself. He > > feigns intelligence and thinks he is far superior to any one else. > > His is an arrogance and disdain untouched by any sense of humility or > > respect for anyone else. > > > On Aug 17, 9:59 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Easy gruff, I sense a culturally based misconstrued interpretation of > > > commentary. I think RP is thinking that you actually "believe" in > > > ghosts and ghouls instead of interpreting your position as correlating > > > nonsense with nonsense. I have to admit that I think RP is a hard > > > case but so are Pat and others within these walls. At least we're not > > > being dragged across the space time continuum in order to understand > > > the "one". To each his own is the way it begins and the way it ends. > > > We don't change anyone's mind or dissuade them from their beliefs but > > > simply thrash about in the hope of understanding how other brains > > > work. We all are entitled to our opinions concerning the multitude of > > > topics in here as you, an old timer in the soup, should know. RP may > > > just be another self proclaimed enlightened one trying to persuade > > > others to follow the light. Well that is what I think; I may be > > > wrong. > > > > So did you hear about the Rabbi that went to the Vatican to visit with > > > the Pope? He saw a gold phone on the Pope's desk and asked what it > > > was for. The Pope replied that it was a direct line to God and > > > offered the Rabbi a chance to use it as long as he would pay the > > > charges. The Rabbi agreed and talked for an hour. Later the Pope > > > presented the Rabbi with the $79 phone bill. > > > A year later the Pope went to Jerusalem to visit the Rabbi and noticed > > > a gold phone on his desk. The Rabbi informed the Pope that it was a > > > direct line to God and offered the Pope a chance to use it as long as > > > he would pay the charges. The Pope agreed and talked for an hour. > > > Later the Rabbi presented the Pope with the $1.00 phone bill. The > > > Pope of course asked why it was so inexpensive to which the Rabbi > > > responded, "It's a local call". > > > > On Aug 17, 9:58 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > "... On Aug 17, 7:20 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: ..." > > > > > > All these ideas are just like believing in ghosts and ghouls. Why do > > > > > you > > > > > believe this and if you do it would be better if you believed in God > > > > > too > > > > > because to believe in soul which changes bodies and not to believe in > > > > > God > > > > > seems irrational to me. > > > > > Every time you touch fingers to keyboard all you do is display your > > > > own ignorance and intolerance.
