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**xresultsearch** · 04-24-2006, 04:32 PM

I'll answer questions when asked of me, but Ido not feel that it is my place to foist my beliefs on anyone else. Nor do I want them to do the same to me. Whatever one chooses to believe in is their own business, not mine. I enjoy listening to others describe their beliefs as well, but to become engaged in heated debates as to who's beliefs are better or "right" leads us to the situation that we find the world in today, and through history. Fighting over religion. Everyone is entitled to believe what they choose to believe and no one should have the right to say they are right or wrong about it.

Just my opinion...

The idea is not to get into heated debates. (those would seldom fit the definition of the word "debate" anyway.) It is as you've said, you enjoy listnening to others' descriptions of their beliefs, or in this case, others' beliefs about their nonbelief. I'd like to think that we are all that way, able to listen and simply discuss without fear that another's beliefs will impinge upon our own beliefs. I've always felt it's what civilized people do: discuss and opine.

As an example: I like to listen to Rush Limbaugh from time to time on the radio. I agree with the words of Al Franken though, "Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot," or whatever the title to his book was. I can still listen to him though, it makes me think about and reaffirm my own beliefs. I don't even have to become as hostile as Mr. Franken to do so. (BTW: I think Al Franken is a little, skinny idiot. Stick to comedy lad. LOL)

04-24-2006, 04:32 PM	#15
xresultsearch Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	I'll answer questions when asked of me, but Ido not feel that it is my place to foist my beliefs on anyone else. Nor do I want them to do the same to me. Whatever one chooses to believe in is their own business, not mine. I enjoy listening to others describe their beliefs as well, but to become engaged in heated debates as to who's beliefs are better or "right" leads us to the situation that we find the world in today, and through history. Fighting over religion. Everyone is entitled to believe what they choose to believe and no one should have the right to say they are right or wrong about it. Just my opinion... The idea is not to get into heated debates. (those would seldom fit the definition of the word "debate" anyway.) It is as you've said, you enjoy listnening to others' descriptions of their beliefs, or in this case, others' beliefs about their nonbelief. I'd like to think that we are all that way, able to listen and simply discuss without fear that another's beliefs will impinge upon our own beliefs. I've always felt it's what civilized people do: discuss and opine. As an example: I like to listen to Rush Limbaugh from time to time on the radio. I agree with the words of Al Franken though, "Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot," or whatever the title to his book was. I can still listen to him though, it makes me think about and reaffirm my own beliefs. I don't even have to become as hostile as Mr. Franken to do so. (BTW: I think Al Franken is a little, skinny idiot. Stick to comedy lad. LOL)
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