Diametrically opposed worldviews can, sometimes, be reconciled at least to a degree. As Lindy's mentioned elsewhere, she and I used to have the most nasty snarling matches. Looking back on them now, I think it was mostly because my worldview had solidified into an immutable, rock-like substance, and she kept introducing concepts into the discussion that just did not fit into the way I saw things.
That felt very threatening to me. Here I was thinking I'd gotten everything figured out and "the left," if you will, was forcing me to re-evaluate those comfy conclusions.
I remember quite clearly the first time I read one of Bowser's posts and was unable to dismiss it with a shrug. Suddenly, and to me, shockingly, I was looking at something--which happened to be the Palestinian-Israeli conflict--from a vantage point I'd never seen it from before. He was making sense, and let me tell you, at first I was NOT happy about that.
Anyway, philisophical movement can happen. People do change. And that change can begin, in no small part, in a place like this. Maybe the day will come, Mary Anne, when you and SDAI can have a mutually satisfactory discussion.
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- For "Mr. Science", who calls himself SDAI
- Dude, you must have done something really bad to get Mary Anne, mad at you! (n/t)
- Well, you never know
- re: For "Mr. Science", who calls himself SDAI
- As I recall . . .
- Thank you for noticing that, Justin
- Karma
- Karma = Character (n/t)
- Now, in defense of the poor guy.
- he is a total loon
- Oh, how I'll long for the days when I was just an "amusing" "clown"