tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post2586729795243194036..comments2023-03-28T07:34:53.750-04:00Comments on You Can Write, But You Can't Hide.: While She Was Rubbing My AnkleVollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14514280952695776270noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post-62215320818024383042009-01-28T21:09:00.000-05:002009-01-28T21:09:00.000-05:00No, Persephone, I didn't feel attacked. It takes ...No, Persephone, I didn't feel attacked. It takes very little to put me on the defensive, and that's my problem, not anyone else's.<BR/><BR/>For a bit more background, I'll give you the Reader's Digest version -- religion has ALWAYS been a "sensitive" area in my life, with a Catholic mother and a Jewish father, and an atmosphere in which outrageous anti-semitic remarks grew under the toxic Vollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514280952695776270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post-398145599735241702009-01-28T11:39:00.000-05:002009-01-28T11:39:00.000-05:00Oh poop. I waited two days before responding to y...Oh poop. I waited two days before responding to your post, thought out my comment carefully, reached for the preview button to edit and tweak it --- and hit "publish"...<BR/>Now I really get the impression that you think I'm attacking you. I'm really not, it's just that the final paragraph in your post <B>really</B> got to me. I think it's partly my history of being a Unitarian married to a Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post-65254654586155831372009-01-27T20:41:00.000-05:002009-01-27T20:41:00.000-05:00No secret that I have some negative attitudes towa...No secret that I have some negative attitudes toward believers. If 100 people read this post, a good many would say "Yeah, what kind of UU are you anyway...not very tolerant, huh?" The other half would say I'm TOO tolerant toward religion and not a strong enough atheist. My flaws: Much too moderate for anyone's taste, meaning I can't win for losing; brought up in an environment where religionVollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514280952695776270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post-36720595618994209872009-01-27T18:28:00.000-05:002009-01-27T18:28:00.000-05:00I'm one of those cradle Unitarians. Been one all ...I'm one of those cradle Unitarians. Been one all my life. (We're kind of rare.) I have always found the Seven Principles to be rather lame. Sure, they're good principles, but they sound like something you come up with at a managerial seminar.<BR/><BR/>I agree a massage is a strange occasion to initiate a theological discussion, but you could have listed some famous Unitarians: Louisa May Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post-998967294416457262009-01-25T15:45:00.000-05:002009-01-25T15:45:00.000-05:00Isn't absurd that:1. People think they are entitle...Isn't absurd that:<BR/>1. People think they are entitled to a complete understanding of existence<BR/>2. People think they are capable of a complete understanding of existence<BR/>I am very comfortable with not knowing<BR/>I am uncomfortable with people, by virute of their certainty, who are no longer mystified by existence<BR/><BR/>Oh, I'm writing again:<BR/>http://existential-mess.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post-50944459843307894082009-01-24T11:20:00.000-05:002009-01-24T11:20:00.000-05:00As you describe her body language, it is so tellin...As you describe her body language, it is so telling. And unprofessional, though I would imaging not enough to lodge a formal complaint.<BR/><BR/>What do you plan to do on the next visit; explain to her how you appreciate the nature of what she does and that you are glad that humans have developed the practice of PT? <BR/><BR/>Rather subtle example of your humanism, eh, but it should help Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post-60158330430324272902009-01-24T06:59:00.000-05:002009-01-24T06:59:00.000-05:00You know, I find it bothersome that in the year 20...You know, I find it bothersome that in the year 2009 we cannot speak of religion without needing to be "right fighters" - without having to somehow one-up the person who believes differently.<BR/><BR/>Was she out of line asking questions and opening a conversation? I don't think so, but to be judgmental? Out of line.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427053242655177097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post-54777812242008558662009-01-23T23:07:00.000-05:002009-01-23T23:07:00.000-05:00Yeah, I was caught off-guard when she started aski...Yeah, I was caught off-guard when she started asking questions. That moment of being glad someone was interested faded quickly when I realized it was a "cat-at-the-mouse-hole" type of interest.<BR/>:(Vollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514280952695776270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post-51731288914229271382009-01-23T23:02:00.000-05:002009-01-23T23:02:00.000-05:00Actually, as a professional, she should have kept ...Actually, as a professional, she should have kept her mouth shut.<BR/><BR/>At least she didn't say, "Well, I'm a Christian . . . " at which point I'd have had to use every bit of inner strength I have to keep from pummeling her senseless. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad your ankle is healing! That's great news!!!Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.com