Posted by Dr. Bob on November 14, 2002, at 0:28:41
In reply to Re: newsgroups » oracle, posted by Dinah on November 13, 2002, at 22:51:16
> I keep feeling compelled to read the book just so the discussion thread on the book board will be a bit longer.
Thanks! I do think there's even more of a critical mass issue there, since it's like a single-thread board...
> The faith board is so circumscribed that there is little activity on it. I often get the odd idea that those who feel the freest to post on it are the atheists and agnostics, because everyone else is afraid of saying something, well, religious.
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> DinahBut of course it's not religiosity per se that's the problem...
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> I do think it was a cop out on Dr Bob to offer that board. The whole religion issue is a can o worms. Creating a board just the please one person and deal with a problem, I think, is just creating another.
It wasn't just for one person. Faith is important to a lot of people.
> Or to look at it another way, Bob bends over backwards if someone is not well liked and the rest feel short changed.
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> oracleSo try to like everyone! :-)
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> agnostics are ideally situated, almost by definition.
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> DinahHmm... I think I see what you mean, but I'm not sure that's the way it should be -- and I'm sorry if that's the way it's become. I think it should be fine for someone who's agnostic to say that's their belief, but not for them to say that's the only correct belief.
OTOH... another way, and in fact more like the way I originally had in mind, would be to limit PBF to those who do "serve and worship God or the supernatural". Or at least support doing so. Since the idea is after all to be supportive.
What do you all think? I'm leaning that way again...
Someone could still post about a "crisis of faith", they would just be more likely to be encouraged to have faith then not. Someone who was agnostic or atheist could still post about that at PSB. Would this be favoritism? I guess so, but there's a designated board for medication, but not for, say, exercise...
Bob
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