Quote Originally Posted by rasoforos View Post
I am not excluding the possibility of a civilized discussion. I cannot find anything in your reply that I would disagree with.

I am just pointing the failings and the difficulty of keeping such a discussion civilized. It goes beyond merely a careful choice of words or good intentions even.

True.

"My imaginary friend is better than your imaginary friend" is a tough conversation to manage. I mean no offense to those with imaginary friends. My own imaginary friend tells me she is not offended, since she is the TRUE one. :)

Still, we must respect the investment humans make in their IF's, if for no other reason than acknowledging that no (zero, nada, none, kine) man knows for certain what happens after he dies. It's all speculation. Learned speculation, for sure; but speculation nevertheless. But the ideas of right and wrong that are driven by that speculation have fueled human progress for these millenia.

Don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal, don't murder, respect your Ancestors, take a day off 4 times per moon... that is all good advice, no matter which IF's dogma prescribes it.