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thank you janet paterson wrote: > hi all > > At 22:39 1999/09/17 -0400, leo wrote: > >Janet, > >I have stated that killing is wrong... > > that is your opinion and you are entitled to it > > >I do not hear Chris saying killing is right. I would hope you > >are not saying that killing is correct or a matter of choice... > > what constitutes killing? > humans > animals > plants > fish > the organism we call earth > are all forms of life > > i am not saying that i think that killing is right > but so what if i did? > > you can have your opinion > and i can have mine, right? > > i have cats as pets > i wear leather shoes > i can't stand eating seafood with legs and antennae > if i were a muslim, i might drive a suicide truck into an embassy > if i had ever decided i wanted to have an abortion, i would have done so > if i were a 'christian' priest in the dark ages, i might have burnt > 'heretics' alive > > we are all 'products' of our culture and our times > we are all part of life > > >I do respect your opinions and your right to opinions. > >I do not have to agree with them especially if they > >are against my moral convictions. I agree with you the > >ability and freedom to express opinions is important... > > good! > it is nice to be in agreement sometimes [!] > > >There are limits and they are also necessary... > > ooops! > more rocks in the path > > 'necessary' is a value judgment > what you see as 'necessary' and what i do will probably be quite different > and viva la difference > > 'limit' is a value judgment... ditto ditto etc > > so far i see no problems here > we have differing opinions > more power to us! > > a problem would occur, however, > if one of us attempted to squelch the other's expression > which isn't possible in this medium anyway > which is part of its miraculousness > > respect for each other > requires weighty but vital portions of tolerance and forgiveness > recognition of each other's [and our own] humanity and fallibility > in my humble opinion of course > [imhooc] > > janet > > ps > one starts to wonder > just what is the dang point of all of this 'sharing' of opinions > if no one gets to 'win' the debate? > > just a little learning maybe > and a little more tolerance maybe > and a little more understanding maybe > and a little less fighting maybe > and a little less killing maybe > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 > a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> > <[log in to unmask]>