Pennylynn wrote:
Peter,
Belief or lack of belief in G*d can not be made by another, one can not provide evidence of His existence or prove that He does not exist. Each person makes their own decision. Further, the only person I had such a discussion with was Brian Devon a while back. Your writing, indeed even your word selections are reminiscent of him. But, poor Brian got booted from OPP..... I keep waiting for him to return in all his bitterness and insults as it seems that resurrection on OPP happens much too frequently. We already have a few who are reincarnated... or a more accurate description, they are now zombie trolls.
Second, I have often apologized to members on OPP when I have made mistakes. And much to my chagrin, I have had that opportunity many times. We all have difficulties in life, admitting my errors is not an issue for me. However, putting up with people who wish to invade my privacy requires me to carefully select my responses to not become as offensive an ill mannered as they. It took effort to understand that some people were not trained as children to respect the privacy of others. I do hope you understand my meaning, appearing or actually being uncouth does not seem to be an attribute you would take pride in. I ordinarily try to redirect those individual back to the thread topic, many times they understand and cease their speculation about my deportment or they simply ignore my further postings.
Both Blade and Loki are men of honor and conviction. When they are spoken to rather than talked down too, you will come to realize that both men will surprise and often shock you with the clarity of their personal tenet. There are others that have been branded with unsavory titles, as if titles are at the disposal of some to award, which are unwarranted and unjustified.
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What I meant was that by debating I was able to understand just how I felt about the supernatural. The decision was mine--the clarity came from debating others...