Posted by Larry Hoover on May 31, 2006, at 8:04:56
In reply to Re: I-statements, posted by Dr. Bob on May 31, 2006, at 2:26:28
> > > clearly didn't understand PBC and made effort to reply: no
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> > I believe you have made an error in this part
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> Fair enough, I shouldn't have said "no". Still, this is an issue that's come up before.
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> > Wouldn't it be fairer to explain clearly what you want before you block someone for 4 weeks?
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> I know it's not always easy to use I-statements, but in this case, one possibility might have been something like:
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> > > i prefer to be free from religious influences...
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> I'm sorry she's blocked again, too,
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> BobThe I statement she used had broader scope than that. You have changed the meaning.
She thought all of us might be better off without it, as then we too would know a freedom of thought. That is not a bad thing to wish for people, to wish them a chance to know something they cannot now know. To wish them a chance to be naive.
I pray that if I have crossed one of your lines, Bob, you give *me* a chance to rephrase myself.
Lar
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