Heren Istarion wrote:
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Now I can't help feeling that was a bit unfair, though
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H-I, I'm trying to figure out why, and to whom.
Given one of davem's previous statements:
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I'm not interested in converting anyone to anything. I'm not a Christian, or a follower of any specific belief or religion
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compared with this
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I can't help feeling that you are running scared of a belief - that if you were to accept that 'Truth' is 'real' then you would have to put down your Tolkien, pick up a Bible & head off to Church.
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...I'm not sure what davem is getting at. But a little red flag does go up, for me, since using that phrasing would have landed me in a cauldron, and so I instinctively re-phrase it. It looks to me (correct me if I'm wrong, davem) that what davem is getting at, is that if one is faced with accepting or rejecting Something (such as, but not limited to, "there is such a thing as absolute truth", ) one visceral reaction often seen in various individuals is essentially, if I choose to accept "this" then I must change (either a set of behaviors or a way of life) and I do not wish to change.
davem, would you agree or disagree with this rewording?