Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!eagle!alice!rabbit!mam From: mam@rabbit.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: 'net.lobotomy revisited' Message-ID: <1583@rabbit.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Jun-83 23:13:24 EDT Article-I.D.: rabbit.1583 Posted: Mon Jun 13 23:13:24 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Jun-83 03:28:08 EDT Lines: 16 As usual, someone has misinterpreted an article. Please don't get me wrong. I certainly did not mean not to question your personal beliefs, nor did I mean that one's beliefs could not change over time. What I did mean is that there is no reason on this net or anywhere else to criticize people for what they do or do not believe. Also, there is no reason why people should feel defensive about what they believe. I don't mind discussing what I believe. I do mind being made to feel that I am inferior, silly, stupid, etc. due to what I believe. Part of the problem with religion is that there may not be any rational reason why someone believes what they believe. Therefore, it is hard to talk about that belief in a rational and/or logical way. I remain convinced that this net should be devoted to educational purposes, not to flaming people for their beliefs. Meredith Morris