----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 11:21 AM Subject: Re: Federal Marriage Amendment
> At 08:33 AM 2/22/2004 -0600 Robert Seeberger wrote: > >"Eeeeevery sperm is sacred........." > > > > > >xponent > >Consistency Is The Hobgoblin Of Small Minds Maru > >rob > > The only hobgoblin is the inconsistent one-liner you posted above after > leaving a gratuitous amount of quoted text. > > Mine's Bigger Than Yours, Maru > > JDG - My *Mind* (What were you thinking?) I'm thinking the discussion is becoming a parody of itself. We are starting to see the same hairtrigger responses from various parties that never were effective in previous uses either. In this particular argument John, while I am with you philosophically, I am against you politically. But only because I oppose the forces of Authoritarianism. I have faith that many of the things you oppose (abortion issues in this case) will go away by themselves when technology catches up to the moral issue and makes it irrelevant. John, we both have faith, but we both view things differently and use our faith in different ways. I have faith that we as human beings are a work in progress and will overcome our weaknesses/problems/hypocrisies because we are born with a strong and diverse toolset and an entire world in which to work things out. I'm not sure you believe that let alone have faith in it. You seem very willing to use force and coercion to remake the world in your image. That's not the image of a freedom loving American that I grew up with. I'm not trying to demonize you John, but I am trying to convey the negatives I get from your rhetoric. And I'm trying to get you to understand why I would disagree with someone I consider a friend, and why I will throw in humorous one-liners from time to time. As to the question of consistency: I think it is every persons right to change their minds when they feel it is necessary. I also feel that another person sees or think they see an inconsistency in ones worldview, it is perfectly OK to point it out. In fact it is something of a duty for us to help each other through our various blind spots. And we all *do* have blind spots. xponent Screw Politics Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
