Edwina, List: I am not sure exactly what you mean by "inquisitory," but I apologize for evidently causing you discomfort. I did not intend to pry into your personal beliefs, which are indeed none of my business. I honestly thought that my question was innocuous--that since you already characterized yourself as an atheist, you would readily acknowledge that you disagree with Peirce about the Reality of God. I hoped that this would then open the door to discussing other points where you disagree with Peirce, rather than merely having a different interpretation from mine. My focus is on understanding and discussing what Peirce actually wrote.
Regards, Jon On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Edwina Taborsky <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, Jon, list: I agree with Mike. The tone and indeed question of Jon's > is, in my view, inquisitory and out-of-line. This is a blog devoted to > Peirce-L...and not Edwina-L. Therefore my personal beliefs are totally > irrelevant and frankly, none of Jon's business. > > Since I am also claiming that Jon surely cannot be making the cognitive > error of asserting that If and Only If someone has the SAME beliefs as > another person, can that person make a valid interpretation and analyses of > this other person's beliefs.....then, I have no idea why he is so insistent > on finding out my personal beliefs. > > After all, it can't be the case that you can only understand and analyze > Peirce if you are an iconic clone of him! > > So- I have no intention of introducing my beliefs to this blog. My focus > is on interpreting and analyzing Peirce. > > Edwina > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Jon Alan Schmidt <[email protected]> > *To:* Mike Bergman <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 14, 2016 10:46 PM > *Subject:* Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking > > Mike, List: > > Tone is often difficult to convey or perceive accurately in e-mail > messages. How is asking a sincere question prompted by a genuine desire to > clarify someone else's views "not appropriate here"? I always welcome > feedback from the moderators, and am confident that one of them will inform > me if I am out of line. Besides, the thread topic is connected directly > with "A Neglected Argument for the Reality of God," so this particular > question is quite relevant. > > Regards, > > Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA > Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman > www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 9:23 PM, Mike Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Jon, >> >> I think this is inquisitory in tone, and not appropriate here. Also, both >> of you: I appreciate your differences, but this is getting tiresome. >> >> Thanks, Mike >> >
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