Bee, you haven't upset me, I'm just momentarily discouraged. "I am surprised at your accusation" is an example of what I find so discouraging-- the gulf is so wide I don't even know where to start. I'm not here to practice communication theories, but to communicate and, in the effort, hopefully work out more of what I think and learn more about what other people think. I come here like everyone else, not to make conversions either to faith or to how to build alliances. I'm opinionated like so may of us, and I contribute opinions. I'm certainly not here to accuse-- I don't have that right.

Once again I renew the invitation to articulate a positive statement of worldview, personal philosophy, values, or beliefs without necessitating the negative view of others' worldview, personal philosophy, values, or beliefs. Not so that you can DEFEND them but so that I might SEE them. So far Mudcat has not proved a place where that can occur, except as bobad responded to a post of mine upthread and only then when I presented a possible view.

RS, I challenge you, too. Tell me what IS, from your view, not what ISN'T, from your view.

It's easier to get defensive with me, I guess. THAT is discouraging.

This challenge, this invitation-- Anne Frank was able to do it, why can't anyone else, these days?

~Susan