tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post110758567377004947..comments2023-07-08T08:12:28.854-04:00Comments on Oh Taste and See: Argument for Argument's SakeFr. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-1107861697792736372005-02-08T06:21:00.000-05:002005-02-08T06:21:00.000-05:00Mostly by "argue" I mean what you call "debate," I...Mostly by "argue" I mean what you call "debate," I think.<br /><br />I guess where the line is for me is when one can't answer the question "can I take 'No' for an answer" with a "Yes." In other words, if someone doesn't want to hear my words, can I just let it go without having to have the other person see it my way?<br /><br />Also, I have to be careful about dealing with people (yes, Alan, Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-1107824104324687952005-02-07T19:55:00.000-05:002005-02-07T19:55:00.000-05:00Hey, this is Alan.
I can relate to what you're s...Hey, this is Alan. <br /><br />I can relate to what you're saying (and danged if I don't detect a little bit of reference to myself in this post!). <br /><br />This seems to be one side of the issue, the other side being the desire always to argue. Clearly the middle ground is preferable... perhaps you might think about the cases where "arguing" (I rarely use that word, unless I feel it's validAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-1107691221192709822005-02-06T07:00:00.000-05:002005-02-06T07:00:00.000-05:00Hey, that's cool, Donna; thanks for posting!
Yeah...Hey, that's cool, Donna; thanks for posting!<br /><br />Yeah--seems like sometimes we zealous witnessers seem to get such a literal "rush" from convincing other people that we're right that it becomes a validation of our faith, another proof or further conviction to *ourselves* that it's right.<br /><br />And it may not even be the ONLY proof to us that is IS right, but even if it gets to the Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-1107659898558256352005-02-05T22:18:00.000-05:002005-02-05T22:18:00.000-05:00Hi Pedro, it's Donna Rose, from OCnet :)
Regardin...Hi Pedro, it's Donna Rose, from OCnet :)<br /><br />Regarding this latest post, I've been there, done that. For a small handful of years I had a friend who did not think he believed in God, let alone Christianity. As a result, I relished the discussions we had, because he presented a challenge, and I later realized a threat, to all I believed. We are no longer friends really, for reasons Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com