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. > -- Sent from my mobile device
