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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!

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To: Krowbar who wrote (26526)	12/6/1998 12:42:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) of 108807

I do not agree with confounding people on their own turf. It is my opinion that majorities do have certain rights over minorities. I think for society to flow smoothly we need a tyranny of the majority- since too many minority groups eventually splinter a society to the point where it is no longer cohesive. In accord with my thinking that certain social customs and consideration are the glue that holds society together I choose to go along- for the most part. The boy scouts are not, in my opinion, being cruel. They have every right to set standards for their organization. I do not believe they encourage their scouts to taunt individuals who do not profess agreement with those standards. They merely wish to control the belief structure of their organization- I think AA does the same thing- you have to admit to a higher power to be in AA. The AA folks aren't being "cruel" they just think you NEED that higher power. Now as I believe in the ubermench, I don't think everyone needs a higher power, but I am NOT going to argue with people who have made up organizations CATERING to higher power love. Why? I do not feel insecure in my own non-beliefs, why challenge them? It won't make them believe differently- in fact it often has the opposite result of making people more hostile and defensive. Making people hostile and defensive on the net can be fun, if one is in the right mood, but face to face it is the kind of testosterone trip I am not into. I leave you with this- I hate cats but I don't go around rubbing every cat's fur the wrong way. Same thing applies to people. I probably disagree with 98% of 'em- but why would I go around arguing with them? Unless I enjoyed pissing people off I wouldn't. So I don't.

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