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Yeah, that thread did get a little hot... I admire you for PMing someone who you believe stepped over a line instead of slamming them in a public forum (although... then again, that is why this thread was created isnt' it?) ... but this world is made up of all sorts of us guys. The kind hearted, the knowledgeable, the charasmatic, the hot headed, the tell-it-like-it-is(ers) , the politically correct... and I think we need to give allowances to indiviuals we don't agree with knowing they are just coming from a different place than we are ... and we also need to recognize that we all play each of those roles at one time or another. For you to walk away from an entire forum that educates and supports and wrestles through some difficult issues because you were offended by one situation is your choice. But it seems to me that in this one situation, you might be being just as intolerant as you accuse someone else of being. You spoke up and were true to your self which is what we are all called to do... but that doesn't mean he has to agree with you. We aren't always awarded the privledge of having everyone in our lives think exactly like we do... but isnt' that what makes this a great world (and a great forum)? Our diversity... including percived quirks... are what give us a richness and depth that we just wouldn't have if our "gene pool" was so shallow. I, for one, am grateful for the information, deep thinking, (and great one liners) that Julius and so many others contriubte to this place... and thank them for it.
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