Natural Drama

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  1. Andrae Smith

    Andrae Smith Bestselling Author|Editor|Writing Coach Contributor

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    Truth? What do you know of truth?

    'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all
    Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.' -- Keats :cool:
     
  2. mammamaia

    mammamaia nit-picker-in-chief Contributor

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    don't know where you got that idea, minstrel... I'm doing nothing of the sort... merely referring to the balance of animal/vegetable/mineral, which is a demonstrable fact and noting homo sapiens sapiens' physiological 'design' as being that of a vegetarian species [i.e., with flat teeth like cows, deer and horses, so-called 'canines' meant only to strip open stalks for the pith and an appendix for digesting seeds], despite its having strayed into the carnivore camp at some point...

    nothing whatsoever to do with any 'value' attributed to any particular species/lives...
     
  3. JJ_Maxx

    JJ_Maxx Banned

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    Honestly, I really feel sorry for you. You can only imagine a world that is populated by the same type of people as you. That world sounds horrible.

    Contrary to what you believe, I am perfectly rational, logical and intelligent. I'm also smart enough to respect people who believe differently than me and I don't veil my apologies in a swell of insults and vitriol.

    I hope one day you will learn to respect beliefs other than your own and you are able to understand that your belief is just that, a belief and the beauty of humanity is in our coming together in spite of our differences.

    "We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams."
    - Jimmy Carter​
     
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  4. Okon

    Okon Contributor Contributor

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    Critical thinking means understanding and respecting other views and opinions. At this point, JJ_Max is thinking more critically than you are.
     
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  5. Ribcracker

    Ribcracker Member

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    Okay, enough. This lunge and parry has gotten tedious. I seem to be beating my head against a wall and that accomplishes nothing. Obviously, this conversation has come to it's natural culmination and there's nothing left to say that might make a difference.

    This has been a rare opportunity for me to present my thoughts on this subject and you've been fairly patient.

    I know that the 'twain cannot meet since parallel lines never do cross over. I can accept that. And apparently, so can you.
    Thanks, all,
    Bud
     
  6. GingerCoffee

    GingerCoffee Web Surfer Girl Contributor

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    To be fair, @Ribcracker merely expressed his opinion the same way @JJ_Maxx did.
     
  7. JJ_Maxx

    JJ_Maxx Banned

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    Yeah, except my opinion didn't involve me claiming my family would be safer and the world would be better if he wasn't in it. Little bit of a difference.
     
  8. minstrel

    minstrel Leader of the Insquirrelgency Supporter Contributor

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    Please, people, don't take the bait. This started as an interesting and useful thread, and I don't want it to turn into another religion-vs-atheism argument. How many good threads have gone up in flames because of that?

    Peace!
     
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