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To: epicure who wrote (5820)	3/30/2002 10:42:37 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

The problem is I think he sees his ruleset as mandating that he share the rules with others, even if it is not polite (in the opinion of the others) to do that. Yes, polite. In that long discussion with Neo, one of the distinctions I noted was the question of being polite vs. the question of respecting beliefs. I think that all the non-believers here are sufficiently sensitive that they would not go on a rant about the silliness of religious beliefs at a wake. That would be totally tasteless. E can be tough when she talks about religion, but she mentioned sharing sympathies with religious friends on the occasion of someone's death. We may be condescending or mocking when we discuss religious abstractions in this venue, but never rude enough to poke people about it when they're relying on their religions to get them through a crisis. Neo did mention that one crack made on the occasion of his grandmother's death, but I think that is unusual. OTOH, I've noticed when talking to the earnestly religious, that their main concern is salvation, not life on earth. That we all get along during our lifetimes is not as important as getting the Word out. Two different courtesy scenarios--two different responses.