Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl01151)

At 06:59 PM 4/25/96 -0400, you wrote:

>
>
>Come on, Alexis!  Lighten up!  Rich wants to have a discussion.  Why not
>accomodate
>him!  You might learn something. : )  And the rest of us (including Rich)
>might learn
>something, too!
>
>Isn't Theos-l suppose to be a discussion list, at least in part, where
>people with differing
>and even equally "repugnant" views can halfway calmly discuss their
>different viewpoints?
>
>Alexis, not everyone on Theos-l is in love with your viewpoint.   I was
somewhat
>shocked with your description of Rich's view as "repugnant."  Now you are
>entitled to
>that opinion but DEAL with Rich's ideas.  Show us with logic, reason and
>commonsense
>that Rich's ideas are repugnant.
>
>Food for thought,
>
>Daniel
>
>
>Daniel:

I have already responded, I think fully to Rich in his original posting
which you have re-posted. I told him, and now I will tell you, that I am not
at all unwilling to have even the most lively discussion with anyone who
stays on a reasonably intellectual level and will maintain themselves like a
gentleman. Now what I find repugnant about Rich's viewpoint is both content
and attitude. His attitude towards myself and others on this board is
unacceptable to me. The content I find repugnant is that I experience his
entire stance as coming from a distinctly religious point of view and I find
ALL religions repugnant. But I have made that clear. You actually supported
that view when you posted The Master K.H.'s Letter on the subject.

Now as to dealing with Rich's ideas, He won't let anyone "deal with his
ideas". As I have experienced my contact with him, he is always right, and
everyone who disagrees with him is a priori dead wrong. You usually like to
take people to task for not supplying copious citations, well he doesn't. My
paleo-anthropology comes from journals and newspapers, he has on occasion
cited people with whom I totally disagree. Other people on this board have
commented that Rich is patronizing and condescending, I have to say I find
him impertinent and disrespectful. I am after all, old enough to be at least
his Father if not his Grandfather. He apparently assumes that he is the only
educated person on this board. He's dead wrong. If he could possibly learn
not to be so declassee in has responses to others, I might be willing to put
up with him, but for now "we are not amused"!

Now, just a note for you, I would be horribly disappointed if "everyone on
Theos-L was in Love with my viewpoint" I'd be sure I was doing something
wrong. Irritation is my intention!

alexis dolgorukii, MTI, FTSA.
the eclectic theosophist
satyat - nasti- paro- dharma
Shaman, Healer, Psychic, Tulku