Am I not using my own phrases? -- The Word Was God

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Date Posted: 15:27:33 04/15/02 Mon
Author: ever-a-newbie
Author Host/IP: 206.136.230.154
Subject: Am I not using my own phrases?
In reply to: Manda 's message, "If you're not taking sides" on 14:58:04 04/15/02 Mon

I haven't seen them used before myself. And if they have been used, any chance that it's merely a conincidence?

And don't have anything against anyone. Especially personally. Or maybe I has something against everyone, personally. Hard to tell the difference.

And yeah. It is impossible to escape labels since language is essentially all labels. Diving into the meaning and intentions, I suspect that you'd understand what I meant and even apply it to myself. Using a labels & terms to communication a concept or idea - perfect valid when the parties understand the concept and discard the labels as the vehicles of communication. Not valid when people latch on to the labels and/or use them to define themselves or define others.

And the point isn't about "Christians" messing up. Everyone messes up. The point is that "Christians" and other religious zealots seem to make themselves superior to others with their approach. My "Christian" upbringing taught that such an idea was very counter to that. So I simply call a spade a spade, and if I'm wrong simply apologize and ask for clarification.

What am I getting wrong here?
-me

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Replies:

Generalising -- Manda, 15:48:23 04/15/02 Mon
- Nah... Doesn't seem relavent to me. -- ever-a-newbie, 15:50:58 04/15/02 Mon
  - You don't seem to sure about that -- Mondo, 15:57:46 04/15/02 Mon
  - I am quite sure about where I am... -- ever-a-newbie, 16:00:24 04/15/02 Mon
    - Well -- Manda, 16:02:30 04/15/02 Mon
      - It was... -- ever-a-newbie, 16:33:17 04/15/02 Mon
        Well then .. -- Manda, 18:36:56 04/15/02 Mon
    - Hmmm, now we're getting somewhere -- Mondo, 16:06:09 04/15/02 Mon