That wasn't an argument about religion, but about talking about it. I did not argue against your religious views. nt

Posted by Tiggy on March 28, 2000 at 18:11:38:

In Reply to: STEALING THREAD: To Tiggy, about misunderstanding... posted by Tehuti on March 28, 2000 at 16:56:37:

: I've read your post below, and you make good points, but I still stand by what I said in the first place. I still do believe that there were certain things about my post that you didn't quite understand, at least not the way I meant for you to. NOT SAYING YOU'RE STUPID. I could try explaining why I think you misunderstood a few points, but I know it wouldn't clear things up any; you see, this is the kind of argument I was talking about, where the two can't seem to see the other's views, or at least understand them all the way. In this case maybe it's just a matter of me not being able to express my views the right way. I warned everybody that I'm not very good at that... <:(

: I think in the future I won't get involved in any debates about religion or spirituality, since I don't seem to be good at them. At least, not good enough at exprssing my own views in a clear way. I've never liked debating about religion that much anyway, since I believe that different views work for different people, and when it comes to a debate it almost always ends up with everybody trying to convince everybody else why they're right or wrong. (I'm not saying that really happened here, but you have to admit, you WERE kind of arguing every point of my belief that I brought up...maybe you were just trying to get me to clarify my views, but I feel I already have, at least for myself.) This has really been my experience. I'm pretty much "live and let live" when it comes to spiritual matters; people can believe whatever they want, as long as it works for them.

: Anyway, I would kind of like to lay it to rest since I really feel I wouldn't be able to explain my views without seeming to "pound them into your head" (that's also what I was talking about--trying to express your opinion over and over may come across to others as belaboring the point, something I've learned around here). Simply being able to stick to one's principles is often construed as being stubborn and inflexible. I know I'm just as guilty of that as anyone else-- <:) --but like I've said, my views are good enough for me, and I really DO believe that's all that really matters.

: AUS,

: Tehuti

Follow Ups:

• I understand this... Tehuti 20:14:19 03/28/00 (3)
  • Problem..... Tiggy 16:19:47 03/30/00 (2)
    • Come on! :( Tehuti 17:03:22 03/30/00 (1)
      • It's nothing personal - I just don't think the mechanistic view of the person stands up. nt Tiggy 17:29:45 03/30/00 (0)

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