It is SO G.D. easy to reply to it on the OT list. I apologize for not having done so. I cannot imagine why others have not either. Its easy enough I guess to just REPLY - after all - someone ELSE started it.... -WaV
On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 2:15 PM, <tra...@oztotl.com> wrote: > Ok, just the other day I defended this list serve because it had been so > pleasant of a place where topics of caving, and things caving related took > place. I defended it to an upcoming leader of a Texas grotto who told me > about the horror stories he has heard regarding the religious debates, > diatribes, complete and total off topic rants that fill up the inbox. Just > about the time I try hard to defend Texascavers and he actually listens to > me telling him that every once in a while some good info that might help his > growing grotto WILL actually come out, this OT subject comes up again and > has already spawned a lot of responses.. If he has signed on and is reading > this, I am sorry I ever suggested you join this listserve, the breeders and > supporters of these OT subjects will obviously never change. > > You all may also consider that religion tends to be very poignant no matter > which religion it is or isn't. This will hopefully remind you that some of > you unfiltered and unwarranted beliefs might very easily offend some of your > fellow cavers. Why would you want to do that? > > Anyways, I will bet that many reading this have been enjoying the caving > related bliss of this (caving related) list serve, and I ask that we don't > go back down this path, yet again.. If so, good people, like the upcoming > grotto leader, will be out of touch with the local caving world because the > list serve is mostly defunct, and I would hate to see that.. > > TS > > > > Religion/ *re·li·gion, *noun > "A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious > devotion." > > -Invisible man who makes things > -Things happening by themselves over an un-monitorable period of time in > contradiction to accepted laws of physics > > Either one fits the bill I suppose. And from the perspective of the > 'believer' of any opposing view, the other will appear to be ignorant or > simplifying things to ease ridicule. > > But yah, OT... and once again I'm sucked into it like a black hole... > > -B > > On 7/10/08, speleoste...@tx.rr.com <speleoste...@tx.rr.com> wrote: >> >> Is this OT? >> >> ---- Louise Power <power_lou...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > As we used to say in East Texas, "Same difference."> Date: Thu, 10 Jul >> 2008 08:54:52 -0700> From: stefan.crea...@arm.com> To: >> gprichm...@gmail.com; bmorgan...@aol.com> CC: texascavers@texascavers.com> >> Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Hippie chix, healing> > That's just *one* >> religion. What about the hundreds of other ones?> > -----Original >> Message-----> From: George-Paul Richmann [mailto:gprichm...@gmail.com] > >> > Explain the difference between 'illusory' forms of religion and> religion? >> George Carlin had a pretty good diatribe on the subject. ;-)> > "Religion >> has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man> living in the >> sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every> day. And the >> invisible man has a special list of ten things he does> not want you to do. >> And if you do any of these ten things, he has a> special place, full of fire >> and smoke and burning and torture and> anguish, where he will send you to >> live and suffer and burn and choke> and scream and cry forever and ever 'til >> the end of time!> > But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! "> > >> --GP> > On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 10:32 AM, <bmorgan...@aol.com> wrote:> > >> What do shamanic rituals, holographic medicine, holistic healing, and> > >> spiritualism all have in common besides old hippie chix? They are all> > >> entirely illusory forms of religion!> >> > Sleaze> > > > -- > George-Paul >> Richmann> (513) 490-3100> gprichm...@gmail.com> > -- > IMPORTANT NOTICE: >> The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also >> be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the >> sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use >> it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank >> you.> > > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------> Visit >> our website: http://texascavers.com> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com> For additional commands, e-mail: >> texascavers-h...@texascavers.com> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com >> For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >> >> >
