In Reply to: Re: To Mike posted by OT2 on September 27, 2006 at 10:31:12:
susie:
A fine point:
Mike never said that he and/or his wife ever did any "Hindu deity worship"; now, did they? I'm the one that did that, in my deceived past.
He said she did some physical yoga. He said they were mildly interested in some supposedly "New Age" stuff, but mostly regarded it as PMA stuff (Positive Mental Attitude). Oh, yeah; and that crystals are pretty, and some people believe that crystals have supernatural, but scientifically unmeasurable, "vibrational" qualities. Period.
So, you're objecting to something other than your apparently imagined offense I supposedly committed, which I never really committed against Mike; aren't you?
Who's being imaginative; now?
Although I did say what I believe Hatha Yoga can, and usually does, lead into the other parts of Yoga, all I did was share what I had experienced, and what I believe; to him, and not you.
Who hired you as my reality editor? ;-)
Like Hamlet told Horatio, "There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your philosophy"; susie. and you are most assuredly dreaming up things about me, as well as my beliefs.
Now, is THAT respectful?
Therefore, you are actually objecting to what my "religion" believes about another "religion" (I call it a personal relationship with the REAL, versus the CULT, Jesus, which I believe is diametrically OPPOSED to "religion".).
Why would a dogmatic anti-theist even bother to say all that?
Don't you believe that all non-anti-theistic beliefs (or theistic, whether mono-, pan-theistic, or panentheistic) are equally spurious and absurd?
Why pick on one versus the other, at all?
susie, you are either consistently anti-theistic, or you are not (call it atheist, if you like; I cannot, for the sake of historically and philosophically accuracy and "religious" reasons--your definition of "religious").
If consistent, you must object equally to all "religions". Of course, you cannot call anti-theism/a-theism "religious", as I must, just as my beliefs cannot "allow" me to call what I EXPERIENCED in Yoga non-demonic.
Disrespect is not even a topic; here, except in your own imagination.
You just have a hatred for me, personally; so much so that you cannot keep your accusations straight.
Wow. You must be a very angry person,at this time in your "journey". You must get prustrated nearly all the timte, as you insist that everyone stop where you have stopped; is THAT respectful? Is it even rational?
Surely your definition of "respect" cannot insist upon my adopting a subset of your beliefs; can it? The inconsistent subset; I mean.
"In many things we offend all...", is something I accept as a Christian, even with the best of intentions. I never claimed perfection.
Take care of yourself; susie.
Respectfully,
OT2 (OLdtimerToo)