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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E who wrote (25683)	10/28/1998 10:25:00 AM
From: Rick Julian	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 108807

E, . . .and what is the manner in which atheists do evil? Solemnly and incompletely? I would be interested in continuing our dialogue on matters of spirituality (with you and others) but in order to meaningfully do so, in a manner which allows each person involved to examine their personal belief system, we each need to have the fortitude to openly state what we believe, rather than simply stating, "I don't believe what you believe. . .". I have attempted to share my sense of the spiritual world. To date it has been "Rick vs. The Atheists", and so far I have yet to see an atheist take a stand and say (in his or her own words) "This is what I believe . . . ."(regarding the meaning and nature of our/my existence). So far, it appears (to me) that the nature of the discussion has been for me to post a statement of my beliefs while others claiming to be atheists take pot shots at my posts. This is reactive. I am hoping someone, anyone, who represents their self as an atheist will proactively and affirmitavely state where they extract philosophical meaning from their existence. Personally, I am not interested in quotes from other thinkers (philosophers, scientists, et al) in this proposed exercise. Certainly we are all influenced by our readings, but what I'm interested in reading is the distillation of one's personal philosophy, based on one's personal reflections and life experiences, and in one's own words. This could be a very powerful and transformative exercise. It has the potential to demonstrate the metapotential of on-line interaction regarding a subject of immense gravity--the meaning of our existence. E? Anyone? Sincerely, Rick