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MADem

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18. If you can discuss your own personal belief without denigrating the belief of others,

Fri Mar 15, 2013, 11:47 PM

Mar 2013

you might be OK. You know what is in your heart, as I said upthread.

"I used to believe 'x'....but then I came to realize that the people who believed that are ignorant fools with their heads up their behinds, so I decided to cast my lot with 'y' instead, " is probably not the sort of thing that would be appreciated here at all.

"I came to believe "x" after I read (this book) and (that book) and talked to (this person)" would probably not raise any hackles at all. That's a personal journey and it doesn't play this "This is good but THAT sucks" game.

The Religion Group is still available if you want to say "I was a ...... for years, and one day I woke up and realized that my entire POV was bullshit, so I abandoned it in favor of ....."

If you're hurting anyone's feelings with your comments, this just isn't the place for that kind of thing.

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A word or two about this group.... [View all] MADem Mar 2013 OP

A group we all have to play nice in. I love it!!! hrmjustin Mar 2013 #1

It was a long time coming, but here it is at last! nt MADem Mar 2013 #3

Thank you MADem lovemydog Mar 2013 #2

Thank Skinner--he gave us the up-check! And I guess Elad did the mechanics! MADem Mar 2013 #4

Thanks for your leg work with others to get this up and running. 2 thumbsup! pinto Mar 2013 #5

Thank you. As for the SOP, I do think we need to be clear about the boundaries for this safe haven MADem Mar 2013 #6

Cool. pinto Mar 2013 #12

Is it possible to discuss belief without challenging it, at times? kwassa Mar 2013 #14

If you can discuss your own personal belief without denigrating the belief of others, MADem Mar 2013 #18

What exactly do you mean? Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #31

I don't think that's what she is saying at all. cbayer Mar 2013 #40

I don't want to call people out either. Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #42

I agree. But I also don't want it to be atheist-bashing. cbayer Mar 2013 #43

Well, I won't bash atheism Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #44

I am blown away by the depth of this post. Will read it a few times. Thanks for writing all of that. freshwest Mar 2013 #49

I am not a she, but a he. kwassa Mar 2013 #45

I agree Thats my opinion Mar 2013 #52

Good luck and thanks for making the effort! ucrdem Mar 2013 #7

It was a group effort; I have high hopes for positive discussions here! MADem Mar 2013 #8

My understanding of the SOP is that this group supports grantcart Mar 2013 #9

The existing SOP is a placeholder, but yes, it's all about being respectful of each other. MADem Mar 2013 #10

Your last sentence is one of the most important parts. kentauros Mar 2013 #17

...an argument is meant to be won...a discussion is more about learning or even teaching...! MADem Mar 2013 #19

Although, to be honest, at C&B we did once have a "fight" about cast iron. kentauros Mar 2013 #20

OMG, I read that group often, and must have missed that fight! MADem Mar 2013 #21

Well, only an idiot would use ceramic pans. Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #32

.... MADem Mar 2013 #33

I was being facetious Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #37

That's just how I took it! nt MADem Mar 2013 #39

Your analogy should be put in context skepticscott Mar 2013 #34

Well, I wasn't making a religious analogy at all. MADem Mar 2013 #35

You seemed to be saying skepticscott Mar 2013 #36

People can fight about anything, we've seen that here at DU plenty already. MADem Mar 2013 #38

Agree. I like your analogy. cbayer Mar 2013 #41

Agree. That is how I hope it evolves as well. cbayer Mar 2013 #23

Hi, wryter2000 Mar 2013 #11

Looking forward to seeing you! Hopefully you'll find much to like here...! nt MADem Mar 2013 #13

I would very much welcome your participation. cbayer Mar 2013 #25

Thanks wryter2000 Mar 2013 #51

I agree with the thought behind leaving "Who's RIGHT" at the door as you say Leontius Mar 2013 #15

It's impossible to pre-judge posts that haven't been written yet, but, that said, I think MADem Mar 2013 #16

I was talking more about something like this You believe A how did you get there Leontius Mar 2013 #22

Exactly....self-discipline, civility and respect. MADem Mar 2013 #24

You are making perfect sense to me. cbayer Mar 2013 #27

Oh good! I sometimes get wrapped around the axle! MADem Mar 2013 #28

Or, as we in the boating community say, wrapped around the prop, lol. cbayer Mar 2013 #29

Hee hee! nt MADem Mar 2013 #30

I would hope that would not be out of bounds. I know that I cbayer Mar 2013 #26

It seems to me that if rrneck Mar 2013 #46

Precisely. nt MADem Mar 2013 #50

That sounds wonderful. I'm hoping I can learn from others here. DevonRex Mar 2013 #47

Me, too! nt MADem Mar 2013 #48

I didn't know this group existed till today u4ic Mar 2013 #53

You're welcome :) kentauros Mar 2013 #54

Thanks for the hearty welcome! u4ic Apr 2013 #55