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In a message dated 2/1/01 1:44:21 AM Mountain Standard Time,
insomniaaks@... writes:


know what, sandra? you rock.
as far as I can tell anyway.
I'm sure you've had your share of people not being
able to swallow you easily, being as you certainly
speak your mind quite frankly and some people don't
take that well. :)
but I think you rock.


Thanks.

That's nice to read, since last night I got long, private e-mail from somone
on this list telling me I needed professional counseling and drugs to get
over my problems with religion.   

If anyone here doesn't believe that the Catholics and the Baptist
convention(s) have official doctrines, just go to the internet.  If my
stating real, plain (simple, not even fancy or obscure) fact makes me mean or
crazy in the eyes of some people, it says more about those people who are
disturbed than about me.  

One of the things most central to learning / education is critical thinking,
and without some serious consideration of what truth means, what "real" is,
what's important or powerful and what isn't, there can't be honest inquiry.  
I don't mean wallow in the basest, most depressing of all reality.  I don't
mean living with the homeless and shooting smack (although that's reality for
some people).  But the opposite of that is a la-la pretension that all
people's beliefs are equally good and right; that big, organized religions
aren't oppressive or controlling; that "pro-life" isn't a gigantic movement
designed to make abortion illegal for any and all, etc.   Saying things that
aren't true just in hopes that it will make them true isn't a good basis for
unschooling, thought, or life.

Looking and thinking are good and right things.  
Covering your ears and saying "You're MEAN" when someone points out another
point of view shows an immaturity of thought and awareness.  (Is it mean for
me to write that?  Can we nice one another into a happy mush of la-la
ignorance?  Is happiness better than awareness?  To some extent, maybe so.)

Sandra

Lynda

Or, folks can use their delete key and not read differing opinions.  Now, folks that don't use their delete key and get all outraged and then vent by sending private e-mails are, IMHO (o.k., so its MNSHO <g>) are the ones that need to follow the advise they were so "gracious" to offer when none was asked for or needed!
 
Lynda
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Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 7:23 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] compliments and insults about thinking

In a message dated 2/1/01 1:44:21 AM Mountain Standard Time,
insomniaaks@... writes:


know what, sandra? you rock.
as far as I can tell anyway.
I'm sure you've had your share of people not being
able to swallow you easily, being as you certainly
speak your mind quite frankly and some people don't
take that well. :)
but I think you rock.


Thanks.

That's nice to read, since last night I got long, private e-mail from somone
on this list telling me I needed professional counseling and drugs to get
over my problems with religion.   

If anyone here doesn't believe that the Catholics and the Baptist
convention(s) have official doctrines, just go to the internet.  If my
stating real, plain (simple, not even fancy or obscure) fact makes me mean or
crazy in the eyes of some people, it says more about those people who are
disturbed than about me.  

One of the things most central to learning / education is critical thinking,
and without some serious consideration of what truth means, what "real" is,
what's important or powerful and what isn't, there can't be honest inquiry.  
I don't mean wallow in the basest, most depressing of all reality.  I don't
mean living with the homeless and shooting smack (although that's reality for
some people).  But the opposite of that is a la-la pretension that all
people's beliefs are equally good and right; that big, organized religions
aren't oppressive or controlling; that "pro-life" isn't a gigantic movement
designed to make abortion illegal for any and all, etc.   Saying things that
aren't true just in hopes that it will make them true isn't a good basis for
unschooling, thought, or life.

Looking and thinking are good and right things.  
Covering your ears and saying "You're MEAN" when someone points out another
point of view shows an immaturity of thought and awareness.  (Is it mean for
me to write that?  Can we nice one another into a happy mush of la-la
ignorance?  Is happiness better than awareness?  To some extent, maybe so.)

Sandra


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>From: SandraDodd@...
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] compliments and insults about thinking
>Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 10:23:17 EST
>
>In a message dated 2/1/01 1:44:21 AM Mountain Standard Time,
>insomniaaks@... writes:
>
>
> > know what, sandra? you rock.
> > as far as I can tell anyway.
> > I'm sure you've had your share of people not being
> > able to swallow you easily, being as you certainly
> > speak your mind quite frankly and some people don't
> > take that well. :)
> >
>
>Thanks.
>
>That's nice to read, since last night I got long, private e-mail from
>somone
>on this list telling me I needed professional counseling and drugs to get
>over my problems with religion.
>
>If anyone here doesn't believe that the Catholics and the Baptist
>convention(s) have official doctrines, just go to the internet. If my
>stating real, plain (simple, not even fancy or obscure) fact makes me mean
>or
>crazy in the eyes of some people, it says more about those people who are
>disturbed than about me.
>
>One of the things most central to learning / education is critical
>thinking,
>and without some serious consideration of what truth means, what "real" is,
>what's important or powerful and what isn't, there can't be honest inquiry.
>I don't mean wallow in the basest, most depressing of all reality. I don't
>mean living with the homeless and shooting smack (although that's reality
>for
>some people). But the opposite of that is a la-la pretension that all
>people's beliefs are equally good and right; that big, organized religions
>aren't oppressive or controlling; that "pro-life" isn't a gigantic movement
>designed to make abortion illegal for any and all, etc. Saying things
>that
>aren't true just in hopes that it will make them true isn't a good basis
>for
>unschooling, thought, or life.
>
>Looking and thinking are good and right things.
>Covering your ears and saying "You're MEAN" when someone points out another
>point of view shows an immaturity of thought and awareness. (Is it mean
>for
>me to write that? Can we nice one another into a happy mush of la-la
>ignorance? Is happiness better than awareness? To some extent, maybe so.)
>
>Sandra
>

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dawn

> That's nice to read, since last night I got long, private e-mail from somone
> on this list telling me I needed professional counseling and drugs to get
> over my problems with religion.
>
if it makes you feel better, I've gone through a lot of counselling to
undo the damage done to me, not by drugs, but by religion:) I'm right
there with ya, sistah!
dawn h-s