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Poll: Should atheists be grateful to the pope for his willingness to redeem us?
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"The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us..." should we be grateful?
RE: "The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us..." should we be grateful?
(July 20, 2015 at 7:25 pm)Napoléon Wrote:
(July 20, 2015 at 7:08 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Really, if I was telling people I didn't respect their views, I'd be getting poopoo for that too.

Not if you could actually come up with a coherent argument for why. Truth is, you're just posting more fluff. Even now. Are we playing some grand mafia game I'm not aware of?

How many "I respect your opinion" and "could you clarify" and "are you saying <insert misrepresentation here>" posts can we cram into one thread?

Because I'm not so much here to argue as I am to have discussions with people who think differently, and hear about different opinions and different ways of thinking. So a lot of times when someone says something, instead of arguing, I just say that's fine and I respect your views. If you notice, the only times I ever really say much about my views are when I am asked directly or when someone makes an assertion that I feel the need to clarify.

"Could you clarify" and "are you saying ____ ?" is just me trying to further understand someone's position. The latter is not meant to be a misrepresentation, that's why it's a question. So the other person can either confirm or deny.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

-walsh



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RE: "The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us..." should we be grateful? - by Catholic_Lady - July 20, 2015 at 7:39 pm

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