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In My Opinion
Granted, I am new here, and have not really shared that much about my way of doing things. So allow me to
It seems that I have recieved some bad karma from time to time, not enough to cause any concern, yet enough to be noticed.
They are not signed.
I dont mind the red, as a matter of fact, the red is appreciated, it means that I have said something to offend another poster. I need to know this.
the fact is that there is no way for so many people to all agree with each other, and to be honest, how much fun would the forum be if we did?
The key here is that we understand that we will not agree on everything, but at the same time, keep an open mind to the people you argue with.
an example would be Esprix and myself.
There is no way in my mind that I can accept his theory on homosexual marriage. And, Im am convinced that he will never accept mine. This does not mean that I have to discredit everything he posts. It does put me at a point where I think he understands my position, as well as I understand his.
we will not agree. No need to continue to argue that point with him.
On another subject, Larry and I did not agree. We went back and forth, and in the end, I ran out of arguments to counter his comments. I had no choice but to look deeper into the matter and decide that perhaps he was at least partially correct.
so, I can be convinced to change my stance on subjects.
the point is, if you want to give me red marks, please do. but give me a reason, and your name.
The majority of the time I will respond with a green, thanking you for your input. The reason? simple, even if I do not agree with you, I do consider your opposition to my opinion as valid and worth looking into.
I do not just use these forums for fun or to argue for the sake of argument, I use them to study other peoples reasons for thinking as they do, and compare the with the reasons that I think the way I do.
Red is good. but they have to be given honestly and with reason and a name.
A red mark is not a reason to go after someone for revenge.
I hope this clears up my reasons for being here.
You all are a great bunch of people.
It seems that I have recieved some bad karma from time to time, not enough to cause any concern, yet enough to be noticed.
They are not signed.
I dont mind the red, as a matter of fact, the red is appreciated, it means that I have said something to offend another poster. I need to know this.
the fact is that there is no way for so many people to all agree with each other, and to be honest, how much fun would the forum be if we did?
The key here is that we understand that we will not agree on everything, but at the same time, keep an open mind to the people you argue with.
an example would be Esprix and myself.
There is no way in my mind that I can accept his theory on homosexual marriage. And, Im am convinced that he will never accept mine. This does not mean that I have to discredit everything he posts. It does put me at a point where I think he understands my position, as well as I understand his.
we will not agree. No need to continue to argue that point with him.
On another subject, Larry and I did not agree. We went back and forth, and in the end, I ran out of arguments to counter his comments. I had no choice but to look deeper into the matter and decide that perhaps he was at least partially correct.
so, I can be convinced to change my stance on subjects.
the point is, if you want to give me red marks, please do. but give me a reason, and your name.
The majority of the time I will respond with a green, thanking you for your input. The reason? simple, even if I do not agree with you, I do consider your opposition to my opinion as valid and worth looking into.
I do not just use these forums for fun or to argue for the sake of argument, I use them to study other peoples reasons for thinking as they do, and compare the with the reasons that I think the way I do.
Red is good. but they have to be given honestly and with reason and a name.
A red mark is not a reason to go after someone for revenge.
I hope this clears up my reasons for being here.
You all are a great bunch of people.
