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Post by The Herald Erjen on Sept 20, 2017 18:12:15 GMT
It does do an admirable job of telling us they've no interest in responding to quote mining of long, heated discussions, yes. Gee, I wonder why. Then again I also wonder why you, someone with absolutely no use for religion, faith, and spirituality, never posts on any other board except this one.
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Post by Terrapin Station on Sept 20, 2017 18:18:40 GMT
As I read your story my stomach clenched up in a knot, that recognition of an extremely dysfunctional family. I'm so sorry for what happened to you. You do seem to have coped well in adulthood, and have a healthy attitude and outlook. Reading your post is the first exposure I have had to the term Grower's orientation, and will be researching this online. Just a bit of advice: there are posters that will respond to this negatively, try to tell you that it's your own fault, blah, blah, blah. Put them on 'block'. That way you can read through the thread seeing the other responses you get that truly want to have an intelligent conversation. I didn't get that far. The first sentence seemed to promise that the post would be about "the centrality of dialogue in the human experience." The second sentence was something about judging other people. And then the third sentence was something about entities. And the second and third were long run-on sentences with too many ideas crammed into them more or less as parentheticals. I glanced at how long the post was and said "forget it." So I guess my response is negative too.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Sept 20, 2017 18:23:30 GMT
As I read your story my stomach clenched up in a knot, that recognition of an extremely dysfunctional family. I'm so sorry for what happened to you. You do seem to have coped well in adulthood, and have a healthy attitude and outlook. Reading your post is the first exposure I have had to the term Grower's orientation, and will be researching this online. Just a bit of advice: there are posters that will respond to this negatively, try to tell you that it's your own fault, blah, blah, blah. Put them on 'block'. That way you can read through the thread seeing the other responses you get that truly want to have an intelligent conversation. I didn't get that far. The first sentence seemed to promise that the post would be about "the centrality of dialogue in the human experience." The second sentence was something about judging other people. And then the third sentence was something about entities. And the second and third were long run-on sentences with too many ideas crammed into them more or less as parentheticals. I glanced at how long the post was and said "forget it." So I guess my response is negative too. Uh-oh. Time to send you to the penalty box with the rest of us. If it's not praise, then it's negative, evidently.
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Post by Cinemachinery on Sept 20, 2017 18:31:43 GMT
Probably because it's rooted in emotion, lacks context, and tends towards the petty. Fantasy Cinemachinery has no use for those, eh? The bio grows. Weird thing to assume.
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Post by Terrapin Station on Sept 20, 2017 18:40:32 GMT
I like how this one sentence, "Such acknowledgment sees the enormity of the universe as a source of danger and wonder and helps people to look beyond their own ideals to find commonalities and find more gentle but effective ways to gain and facilitate communication of knowledge of these dangers and wonders," has ten--ten!--prepositional phrases, starting with "of," "as," "of," "to," "beyond," "to," "but," "to," "of," and finally another "of."
At the same time, it reads like a list you'd find in a resume:
"2001-2004 - Project Manager, Acme Inc., Portland * Saw the enormity of the universe as a source of danger and wonder * Helped people look beyond their own ideals * Found commonalities * Found more gentle but effective ways to gain and facilitate communication of knowledge of these dangers and wonders"
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Sept 21, 2017 8:56:10 GMT
OK then, I'll ask, since you are being neglected. What grown up, sensible, reason do you have to think there are any gods? Is it the reading of myths and legends or a belief in magic from the invisible? Thanks in advance.
None of your business. Just respect it. That's not too much to ask. Translation: I don't have any grown or sensible reasons I can say. Perhaps it is none of your business and you just ought to respect her? But I know that's too much to ask.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Sept 21, 2017 16:39:02 GMT
None of your business. Just respect it. That's not too much to ask. Translation: I don't have any grown or sensible reasons I can say. Perhaps it is none of your business and you just ought to respect her? But I know that's too much to ask. No.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2017 16:48:12 GMT
Probably because it's rooted in emotion, lacks context, and tends towards the petty. Fantasy Cinemachinery has no use for those, eh? The bio grows. Weird thing to assume. Thanks Cinemachinery, I notice Terrapin Station has a problem with my OP – You think this this would be more their speed?
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Post by Terrapin Station on Sept 21, 2017 16:54:19 GMT
Probably because it's rooted in emotion, lacks context, and tends towards the petty. Fantasy Cinemachinery has no use for those, eh? The bio grows. Weird thing to assume. Thanks Cinemachinery, I notice Terrapin Station has a problem with my OP – You think this this would be more their speed? Well, or maybe just try focusing on a topic, not rambling on incoherently, not writing run-on-sentences with tons of prepositional phrases, and so on. This might help: Bridges to Better Writing
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Sept 21, 2017 17:19:09 GMT
Thanks Cinemachinery, I notice Terrapin Station has a problem with my OP – You think this this would be more their speed? Well, or maybe just try focusing on a topic, not rambling on incoherently, not writing run-on-sentences with tons of prepositional phrases, and so on. This might help: Bridges to Better Writing So, are you the official RFS board word police? Must we all run everything by you first for editing? I remember a few posts of yours that I didn't really understand. We all have our own posting style; post and let post.
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Post by Terrapin Station on Sept 21, 2017 17:25:39 GMT
Well, or maybe just try focusing on a topic, not rambling on incoherently, not writing run-on-sentences with tons of prepositional phrases, and so on. This might help: Bridges to Better Writing So, are you the official RFS board word police? Must we all run everything by you first for editing? I remember a few posts of yours that I didn't really understand. We all have our own posting style; post and let post. If I feel that something is poorly written, I'll comment on that. Express your opinions. Don't be afraid to do so.
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Post by thefleetsin on Sept 21, 2017 22:49:33 GMT
suspended hibernation
being hypnotized for thousands of years is no way to run a business let alone a planet but if you possess the ability to scan it then you are one step closer to discovering a four leaf clover possesses just as much power as asking a god to come over.
sjw 09/21/17 inspired at this very moment in time by those precise moments of recognition.
from the 'benevolent series' of poems
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Sept 22, 2017 10:27:28 GMT
Translation: I don't have any grown or sensible reasons I can say. Perhaps it is none of your business and you just ought to respect her? But I know that's too much to ask. No. No its none of your business or no it would be too much to ask?
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Sept 22, 2017 10:37:18 GMT
No its none of your business or no it would be too much to ask? No to your idiotic "translation."
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Sept 22, 2017 10:44:08 GMT
No its none of your business or no it would be too much to ask? No to your idiotic "translation." So you do have grown up and sensible reasons for believing in magic and the deliberate supernatural? But just don't like to tell us?
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Sept 22, 2017 10:56:24 GMT
No to your idiotic "translation." So you do have grown up and sensible reasons for believing in magic and the deliberate supernatural? But just don't like to tell us? What for? What difference would it make?
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Sept 22, 2017 11:02:59 GMT
So you do have grown up and sensible reasons for believing in magic and the deliberate supernatural? But just don't like to tell us? What for? What difference would it make? It has been you demanding that questions be answered here, and so your reticence is significant. It would certainly reassure many of your readers that you are grown up and sensible, with reason. Perhaps you just like the old Bible stories about collecting foreskins & etc, or a warm place to sit on Sundays?
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Sept 22, 2017 11:05:51 GMT
What for? What difference would it make? It has been you demanding that questions be answered here, and so your reticence is significant. It would certainly reassure many of your readers that you are grown up and sensible, with reason. Perhaps you just like the old Bible stories about collecting foreskins & etc, or a warm place to sit on Sundays? Why does it matter to you?
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Sept 22, 2017 11:13:43 GMT
It has been you demanding that questions be answered here, and so your reticence is significant. It would certainly reassure many of your readers that you are grown up and sensible, with reason. Perhaps you just like the old Bible stories about collecting foreskins & etc, or a warm place to sit on Sundays? Why does it matter to you? It was you who wanted comment on the idea that that there's no grownup sensible reason to think there are any "gods" at all, was it not? And now it's you refusing to comment? Issues of nconsistency and hypocrisy always matter to me, my friend.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Sept 22, 2017 11:23:58 GMT
Why does it matter to you? It was you who wanted comment on the idea that that there's no grownup sensible reason to think there are any "gods" at all, was it not? And now it's you refusing to comment? Inconsistency and hypocrisy always matters to me, my friend. I'm not your friend. I wanted the author of the thread to comment on how much she thought the individual responsible for the quote was sincerely interested in "conversation and growth." To say I demanded answers is another of your lies. I simply asked, and I was very polite about it.
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