Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 Your comments have not caused offense (at least to me). The discussion on death is welcomed. It is a fascinating topic and deserves attention. Let's take our chances. Perhaps now that we've gotten some differences out of our system, the discussion can continue in a more friendly manner. on 1/8/2004 4:42 PM, gifford at gifford@... wrote: > If death is an unspoken or perhaps even > 'censored' subtext to life-extension and promoting health, then we're probably > going to find an increased propensity to taking sides, being divisive, and > getting to the flares seen so much on the other list, especially if we > displace thinking about death itself with thinking about religion, ethnicity, > race, nationality, etc... (which is, of course, what our minds have a > propensity to do -- displace the uncomfortable with the familiar). > > If any of my comments caused offense, I do apologise. As I said, I try to > stay away from religious discussions that attempt to discuss 'fact,' 'truth,' > or other big words that scare me (I'm simple minded), but I am keenly > interested in the function and influence religous feelings have. At some > point, I think there's much on the two CRON lists to discuss on this issue, > but I don't think the time has come yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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