Theos-Talk Archives (October 2004 Message tt00171)

At 08:01 AM 10/8/2004, you wrote:

> Hallo Eldon and all,
>
> My views are:
>
> You wrote:
> "Anyone is entitled to participate, so long as they are
> here to share ideas and not merely fishing for converts for something else
> or not seeking to disrupt, discourage, and confuse people because they hold
> Theosophy in contempt and want to "save" people from it."
>
> I ask:
> Are Heretics then not allowed on the list?
> >;-)
>
> M. Sufilight with peace and love...
Heretics are welcome, bearing gifts of needed humor. (We all know whom I am 
thinking of.) Challenging ideas are also helpful to keep us from getting 
too rigid in our thinking. There's a difference, though, between us 
considering our basic assumptions and freshly rethinking things and someone 
coming along, seeking to disrupt, discourage, and confuse people because 
they hold Theosophy in contempt and want to save people from it.

It's my job to draw the line between normal inquiry and healthy interaction 
and abusive behavior on the list. It's now always black and white, but 
rather judgement calls that I may have to make. I may sometimes make a 
mistake, but overall things are better than if I never did anything at all.

Eldon