Hello everyone On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM, david buchanan <[email protected]> wrote: > > John said to Ian: > Oh yeah, you wanna know what's so funny about peace, love and understanding? > Is that they are so necessary for existence, and yet so shunned in practice. > Hilarious! > > > dmb says: > Elvis expresses a fine sentiment. The problem is that you're invoking it > here, in a discussion forum, whenever the disagreements get heated. You're > asking for calm and cool, which is also a fine sentiment. But let's not get > too dramatic, eh? First of all, heated debate is not even close to being the > same thing as war or hate such that we need a call for peace and love. In > this context, peace and love are going to be something like following the > rules of the forum and genuinely caring about the topic. Wouldn't it be wrong > to squelch disagreements and debates for the sake of being nice or getting > along?
Dan: In the past, when Arlo and Platt engaged in endless bickering with name-calling, insults, and just plain ignorance, I didn't even bother reading their posts. None of them had any value to me at all. Obviously it did to them as they kept it up for God knows how long. But that isn't even debate. It is nonsense. Pure and simple. And honestly Dave, you and Steve have been bordering upon that same level with your recent posts condemning each other as slow-witted weasels and idiotic morons. Come on. Who wants to read that crap? The only reason I do so is on account of the respect I have for you over the past dozen years. It is my hope that, even though I have to wade through a cesspool of diatribes, maybe I will find a gem or two of note. dmb: Isn't it true that one of the biggest reasons for ditching the whole idea of disinterested objectivity is that it leaves out one of the most crucial factors, namely the feelings and attitudes? I think so. And that means that heat and light go together. Dan: I think you are rationalizing a reason to be rude to others. And believe me, I am as guilty as anyone of doing the same. Sometimes, I feel compelled to do so. I just get so pissed off I can't stand it. And peace, love, and understanding are the furthest things from my mind. I suppose we all do what we feel is best. Thank you, Dan Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
