Posted by Dinah on June 21, 2010, at 16:25:23 [reposted on June 22, 2010, at 13:51:48 | original URL]
In reply to Re: blocked for 3 weeks » Dr. Bob, posted by chujoe on June 21, 2010, at 11:21:43
Dr. Bob has never taken the stance that it's ok to be uncivil as long as what is said is "true".
I'm fat and none too attractive. If someone said I was a fat and ugly, the fact that it was true wouldn't make it civil.
You said you believe in treating your students with respect, and not shaming them. Do you think Christ empowered would feel respected by your words? Would you feel respected by those words? What if you later discovered you were mistaken about something in a post? Would it be ok for someone to say those things to you if they were true?
Pro tolerance of who? Tolerance sometimes requires tolerance of ideas and truths that differ from what we believe.
You can always present other facts to counterbalance what misinformation you perceive in the posts of others. While maintaining a stance of tolerance and respect towards the poster.
I look forward to seeing you again. And I hope I managed to write this post in the spirit it was intended. As a way to offer an alternative viewpoint, not with any lack of respect at all.
poster:Dinah
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