Theos-Talk Archives (November 1999 Message tl00269)

----- Original Message -----
> From: <WLR7D@aol.com>
> Date: Sunday, November 21, 1999 1:41 PM
> Subject: Randy to Alan: obfuscation

> Cute.
> My experience in life, in academia, in business, in professional life,
in
> research, in teaching, in personal relations, in family, etc., is that
when a
> question is not answered directly, and instead the questioner is told
they
> are too unschooled to understand, the answerer does not really have
the
> answer.

This is a cop out.  I'll try a nother : "When in Rome, do as the Romans
do."
>
> So I take your answer to mean you do not know why you believe in
karma(if you
> do).

If it pleases you - though not much seems to do so.  You will recall
that privately I referred you to my website and the small article which
heads the page called "Simply Occult" in which I do, in fact, address
some of these issues in very plain and ordinary English.  Your response,
rather ungraciously, IMO, appears to have been posted to the list with
no reference to my attempt to address your repeated requests *directly*
in a manner which suits you.

> That is fine with me, I am simply trying to determine what substance
> lies behind beliefs...a substance I could explain simply to my
children or to
> friends who yearn for some answers or a starting point.

The substance behind *any* belief - as I imagine you know perfectly
well - lies in the subtance of human experience.  If you want to explain
such things to anyone, then I suggest you draw on your experience.  If
you want more experience, *go get it.*  You won't find much direct  and
individual experience on an e-mail discussion list other than the
experience of others' views and opinions.
>
> Thanks anyway, Randy
>
Forget it.

Alan

http://www.soft.net.uk/ambain/