If i misunderstood U i guess we are even cos U never understand me either.You take it personal and yet say MOOT?LOL!!
Seriously take a hike or put me on ignore.
And just remember when it comes to the biblical truth it isnt me YOU disagree with,i reference what i post.Fine you wanna disagree with JW.org thats your decision.
You have more then convinced me you are a STOUT Republican!!It carries over to other stuff.Seems Countrygirl Syndrome as contagious as Covid is.
1. I
truly make every effort to understand you, but often times your posts jump around making unexplained vague references to obscure points without clear A to B to C progression. That is difficult to follow and that is not on me. I don't think you are going to find any posts of mine that do not clearly and logically state my point. Now I may have had an off day here or there and not fully explained myself thoroughly, but it's not going to be a consistent pattern throughout my FC existence. You say that we have each misunderstood the other and that makes us even. A 1:1 ratio of us not being able to understand the other would make us even, but I think the ratio is a bit more lopsided than that. I expect you will disagree with that, which is absolutely your prerogative.
2. You know, I have tried the ignore option in the past for different users at different times. It works wonderfully for the spam artists and consistently/openly vulgar posters. But I've found that it is not the best option for regular community members who might say something now and then that I disagree with. You say many things that I do not 100% agree with. You say many things that are insightful and humorous (notice that I said INSIGHTFUL and not INCITEFUL). Hitting the ignore button just because I disagree with something someone says is petty and idiotic and it deprives me of any of the meaningful things that user has to say. And let me just say for the record, despite your disagreements with things that I have said, I hope that you would not put me on ignore - although it is your right to do so.
You have repeatedly made the entire forum aware of your disdain for JediJohnnie and Countrygirl. Yet you apparently never ignored them. Why is that? Please take this question in the spirit intended - I am not mocking you or typing with an accusatory tone here. I am legitimately asking the question. My point is that blocking a user just because you want to block any and all opposing viewpoints and only live in an echo chamber of your own ideas is a childish response. I am not a child and I have zero intentions of blocking you. I am not looking for a fight. I am not looking for a confrontation. I like the idea of free and open discussion. And I like to think that if I disagree with someone, I can openly state as such without the response of "You need to stop responding to me, while I am free to keep saying what I want to say." How is that a fair resolution? I have disagreed with you many times, but I don't think I have ever been disrespectful toward you.
3. Why does the bible even come into play here? What do your or my religious beliefs have to do with this particular dialog? Since you brought it up... Do I disagree with you and with JW? On many points, yes I do. Do I believe that you have the right to believe what you believe? Absolutely! Do I have the right to maintain my disagreement with your beliefs? I think so - as long as I do not infringe upon you religious freedom or physically persecute you for them. If you want to shout to the world that my religion is wrong and you are right about God and salvation and everything else, have at it! I can't stop you. But I
absolutely can defend my beliefs when I believe they are being misinterpreted or misrepresented. We've both long ago established our positions and neither of us have any delusions of changing the other's mind. That has never been my objective anyway. Unlike your sworn enemies on here, I don't believe I have ever attacked or mocked your religion. (If I have, point it out to me and I will give you my full apology). I appreciate your acknowledgement that it is my decision to disagree. Can I take that remark to the next logical step and assume that you respect my right to have that different religious belief/opinion? (Again, I don't even know how or why this topic of religion was brought in to this particular discussion, but you apparently felt like it was necessary so those are my consistent thoughts on the subject).
4. Akin to #3, what logical, philosophical, or rational difference does it make to this discussion whether I am a Republican, Democrat, or Independent? Congratulations, you have ratted me out as a conservative. It's not a secret. What bearing does that have here?
"It carries over to other stuff.Seems Countrygirl Syndrome as contagious as Covid is." What does that even mean?? We've come full circle here. I don't know whether I am being insulted, being made fun of, being jabbed in the ribs jokingly, etc. I don't know if I should feel offended, vindicated, or what in response to that last remark. I would ask you to enlighten me, but I think that might just get me into more trouble.