OK, finally added this to my mail filters: "First, delete emails with plu...@robinson-west.com in the from and then stop. "
And now I expect there will be a better signal-to-noise ration on this list, and I won't be tempted to unsubscribe. At 01:13 AM 9/28/2011, Michael C. Robinson wrote: >Keith was wrong to do what he did on multiple levels where saying that >all beliefs are equal has a name, it's called pluralism. Pluralism is >nonsense because it makes believing anything too controversial if the >opposite of that is just as relevant. If you want to live in a world >where nobody can believe anything because they might offend someone >else, be my guest. I won't be joining you. > >I merely tried to argue against what Keith said with facts and requested >that there be more respect and less censorship. Clearly, this is too >much to expect from some people on this list. > >This list isn't about religion, but does that mean it should be filled >with religious/political commentary that is controversial and by and >large unbalanced? Keith has done this before and will do this again, as >will others who are trying to use me as a scapegoat for their lack of >professionalism, balance, and courtesy. > >Oh, and for those who have commented, consider looking at my arguments >and doing some homework. I'm sure you'll find that there isn't much >evidence to back up the notion that God is female. More important than >winning that argument, there is no argument for what Keith did let alone >for letting one person, but not me, get away with it. > >What I have done is call Keith on his off topic religious statement to >provide some semblance of balance. If you can't respect or understand >what I've tried to do here, that is really your problem. > >And a thought, if the church is the bride of Christ, than the church is >female and God is male. From that imagery, mankind is essentially a >woman and only God is a man. Just another line of argument one might >follow. There are many lines of argument for God being masculine. > >When it comes to religion, there can be and are absolutes where the >alternative, called Pluralism, is really quite absurd. Belief becomes >worthless if all opposite beliefs are deemed equally valid. There is a >logic problem. Pluralism is not a way to honor diversity, it is a >fallacy, a major cop out. Disagree with me on God's gender, that is >minor compared to disagreeing with me on the problems that exist with >pluralism and preferential treatment. The preferential censorship has >to stop. The only thing that can stop the censorship, a critical mass >of people in this community calling for a stop to it. > >There should be a rule if someone inappropriately posts a religious >statement that it is fair game for someone to post the other side. > >_______________________________________________ >PLUG mailing list >PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org >http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug