High-brow ambitions

[Torie]

That is a very well thought out and thought provoking statement indeed. It caused me to ponder a bit. Well done!

[Torie]

I think Gustaf's point is along the lines of two posters arguing about the meaning of some religious text, and then Torie drops by and states that it is so inane that both believe that the text has some nexus with a non-existent God and they both are delusional and should seek mental help, or something like that. Gustaf would prefer that that not happen. Among other things it is disruptive to the conversation.

The converse position is if someone is arguing some public policy issue in the public square dealing with secular considerations, and someone drops by and states that it is all immoral based on some religious text, and so on, and starts rapping about that ad nauseum. Then suddenly you have a two track conversation, with potential animus ensuing.

[Torie]

I am going to butt in here, perhaps against my better judgment. The problem as I see it, is that describing a poster's interpretation of some religious text as Satanic could be construed as a personal attack. It may be something in the Bible states that distorting its meaning is Satanic, but what the text means is personal opinion, so if someone has another view, to then have such certitude that your point of view is right, and thus the other posters view is Satanic, strikes me as hubristic, subject to misinterpretation even if not meant as a personal attack, unnecessary to carry on a conversation about what the text means, and a reasonable judgment call to redact by a mod, assuming that is what happened.

JMO, and I don't mind if jmfcst disagrees.

[Torie]

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That is quite unfair I think to your interlocutor. I am far worse; in fact I may be Satan's representative while on this mortal coil. Indeed, I have since rocks cooled been far more interested in hell than heaven.Perhaps Mark Twain was a "bad" influence on me; I agree with him entirely on this matter. Anyway, take care, and await the response from the one you wanted one from, Gustaf, rather than the annoying Godless lawyer. Sorry to intrude.