Darn, Steve, I thought you'd be happy that some people have a concept of God that is compatible with the principles of evolution. I thought you'd be happy to see that there are people who believe in God who do not see themselves as superior to those who don't - they simply have a different perspective, not superior or inferior.

But no, you're just an absolutist like the fundamentalists. You can see only one possible perspective, all other perspectives being wrong.

And based on Pope Benedict's use of the example of a male prostitute and my comparison of art appreciation to faith as an appreciation of what surrounds us, you have no ability to listen to an example and apply it to a comparable situation. Just like the fundamentalists, you can accept thinking only if it is literal, specific, legalistic, and identical to your own train of thought.

A respectful and open exchange of ideas is a concept totally foreign to you. You only know how to defend yourself and attack others. That sounds like the fundamentalists, too.

Sad, I think.

-Joe Offer-

Negative, patronising, sarcastic, supercilious, dismissive, superficial, bitter, trolling. All the signs of a beaten man. Well done, Joe. You're right up there with those near-saints I mentioned. How was Mass today?   :-)