The world is made up of 2 kinds of people, those who feel strongly
about AR and those who don't. Right? I'm with Deponti on this. But
this is such a fun thread. If you belong to the first group, please
don't stop.

Haven't read GOST. Don't care to. Am I missing something?

--V

On 4/1/10, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote:
> This brings me to the curious position of someone who does not hold the
> views that are cool-to-hold. It's a difficult, and uncomfortable stance;
> sometimes it feels like a running battle. I face this more and more with
> women my age when I tell them that I am less and less inclined to religion
> and ritual; I have faced this twenty years ago, when I used my cycle or
> walked, rather than drove the car (even recently, I was told, in Chennai,
> that since the traffic was very bad, it was dangerous for me to walk from
> Nilgiri's to the beach...I should take the car!) I face this when I express
> my view that ecological problems might be self-limiting.
>
>  Very often, it's easier to maintain a diplomatic silence rather than debate
> my opinions constantly. I don't want to always come across as an
> opinionated, loud person. And there are times when people are so entrenched
> in their opinions that they don't hear any other points of view at all.
>
> It's nice to hear someone stick up for their point of view (whether I agree
> or not) in a reasonable way. :)
>
> Deepa.
>

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