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To: Neocon who wrote (4173)	3/22/2002 11:37:20 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

I would, though, question the use of such loaded terms. I would, too. I had already started to do so, but decided to post what I said to Jewel exactly as I said it. I was already off researching "superstition." Regarding neediness. I don't like that either. It has a connotation of either down and out or terminally neurotic. But the operative word is need, not congeniality or preference. You've often stated that God is needed for there to be meaning. There is a dependence implied there. A poverty. As they say, if God didn't exist, humans would have to invent him. I'm receptive to suggestions of a better word to express that notion. Regarding blind acceptance, "blind" does have the connotation you suggest and that's not what I meant. I'm looking for something more like unthinking acceptance. Along the lines of brainwash, but that has the wrong connotation, too. Many people just don't have the temperament to be introspective and thoughtful. They learn things in childhood and never question them. Maybe "unquestioning" is the word. What do you think? Regarding superstition, you know, my three notions have an "or" connector. You are neither unquestioning nor superstitious. Some people are superstitious. I had a colleague who told of religion in Puerto Rico, her home. It's a mix of Christianity and all sorts of superstitions. Yes, superstition has a negative connotation, but I don't know what else to call it. The negative connotation there is intended. That doesn't mean that all religious are superstitious, but some are. So, we have: Thou shalt not have contempt for the natural human reactions to the mysteries of existence; and Thou shalt exercise forbearance in references to religion, express ideas about religion only in constructive situations, never to mock, and use euphemisms generously. Zat right? Karen P.S. What did you think of my gremlin borg concept of the Creator? <g> P.P.S. I will be off soon to a lunch date, just in case you miss me. <ggg>