Posted by
Paco Capella on Saturday, September 01, 2007 3:35:25 AM
I went back and re-read all posts. For what is worth, I believe you are a good Christian and I do believe in the candor of your words. I never accused you or addressed you of hating other religions or whatever. Without regards to what other sects or Churches believe in, we have to respect others beliefs. We have to be careful what and how we say things. Normally when a topic fascinates me and I feel comfortable debating it, I tend to do so by recurring or using to basic principles, concepts and truths. Since I am convinced (for example) that there is no need to give a different definition to marriage other than the one you could find in any dictionary that is why you perceive me as authoritarian. When I categorically testify that “whatever” is not an element of the set of traditional views and values, is because that’s a fact you can verify by yourself. By definition, a Conservative is one that holds and resists changes to traditional views and values. Therefore, if I say hate is not an element of Conservatism, what are you going to do about this? You can refute it, or like most people do and say (with due reason) that I am pedant and arrogant. Even though, I have absolutely no problem in admitting to my pedantry and arrogance, the fact remains that those who accused me of being so, always fail to disproof me. Their only way to feel wining something in favor of their argumentation is by recurring to ad hominem. That is counter-productive and always backfires at them. The ways to deal with crazy people like me is by doing an honest and objective evaluation of the argument and ask if there is any truth or validity in the argument. Check if argument was made with malice aforethought. If the truth of the argument is evident and there is no malice, then there is no need for ad hominem.
On the other hand, when I err, I am quick to admit. Because the quicker you fix an error, the better your life will be.
The Bottom Line is let you and I give each other a fresh start and forgive each other trespasses if there are any. Que la Paz de Dios Padre esté con nosotros por la Gracia del Espíritu Santo y esto te lo pedimos por Cristo Nuestro Señor, Amén.