Posted by wendy b. on November 24, 2002, at 20:18:13
Bob,
I knew you would do this. What a setup. When you find out I'm being goofy (and that's all it is), which you already knew (drinking fresh blood every day?), you pounce. And please don't write back about goofiness being unsupportive, thanks all the same...
Don't you think there is a difference between falsity (lying) and satire or irony? I do. From what I can tell, everything is either black or white for you. Either it's supportive or it's not; either it's all good or it's all bad.
What is the thing about the faith board that makes "beliefs" above disputability? Why is it that if we don't say "good" / "positive" things about our own faith, and also never question others about anything having to do with the more nebulous aspects of faith, that you immediately slap people down? It's quite a puzzle to me, but I'm beyond hoping that the site could be reasonable or fair...
Wendy
Note:
For anyone who wants to know what we're talking about here, Bob has selectively cut and pasted certain pieces out of a longer thread, which bears reading all the way through, starting with:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faith/20021001/msgs/1256.html
> > > > > > I am a satanist who drinks fresh blood every morning
> >
> > "Poem for Bob"
> >
> > Zo said it, but now I know it's true:
> > A touch of irony seems lost on you...
>
> Thanks for the poem, but I don't think false statements about one's faith contribute to a supportive atmosphere here.
>
> Bob
>
> PS: Follow-ups regarding posting policies should be redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration; otherwise, they may be deleted.
poster:wendy b.
thread:8293
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20020918/msgs/8293.html