On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:04:09 -0500, nemesis wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:58:05 -0500, nemesis wrote:
>>
>> >  I aim high myself and don't look
>> > back to see how others are doing.
>>
>> I'm sure we probably don't need to rehash the "I'll pray for your soul"
>> moment from a few months ago, do we? ;-)
> 
> ok, so I was half-jokingly trying to get you pissed off.  

It didn't work. ;-)  Seriously, I'm comfortable enough in my own beliefs 
that I don't need them to be validated by others.  I will also admit to 
engaging in a little "let's see if we can wind this guy up" myself. ;-)

> My bad.  A
> completely sane, sterilized and logic discussion on people's beliefs is
> never entirely possible because of natural bias.  

I think it is possible (I've had several discussions that were completely 
sane.  What it takes is for the people involved in the discussion to be 
able to set aside their biases and just listen to the differing 
viewpoints rather than assume that such discussion includes a judgment of 
the other person's beliefs.

The irony to me (because I was raised Lutheran, as I have mentioned 
before) is that many who profess to be Christian are so ready to judge 
those who do not believe, yet Jesus himself said essentially that you 
should leave the judgment to God, and that it isn't man's role to do so.

> I apologize.

No need. :-)

Jim

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