Theos-Talk Archives (October 2004 Message tt00172)

Not, that I now am confused,
Because I thought you would say something like that.
So we don't really know where we have you do we ?
>;-)

M. Sufilight

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eldon B Tucker" <eldon@t...>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World preserving the unique opportunity of this list


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> At 08:01 AM 10/8/2004, you wrote:
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> >Hallo Eldon and all,
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> >My views are:
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> >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."
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> >I ask:
> >Are Heretics then not allowed on the list?
> > >;-)
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> >M. Sufilight with peace and love...
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Eldon
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