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> From: Miracle <miracle@procyon.com>
> To: Errancy List <errancy@infidels.org>
> Subject: RE: A response to Walt Jr. (fwd)
> Date: Thursday, April 17, 1997 1:38 PM
>
> Dodge Jr 4/17
> Hey Aaron,
>
> What do you say about a one-on-one correspondence through personal
e-mail?
> You seem pretty objective and rational...it is difficult to get any real
> ideas conveyed when you got a dozen people coming at you. Let me know
> what you think.
>
> His,
> Walt Jr.
>
> RJV 4/17
> I'd warn you against this Aaron. I still have two unanswered private
> postings to Walt Jr. I even requested to send both his and my postings
to
> the list - and he hasn't even said yes or no to these. I'm afraid to
> report that my experience with him has been that his behavior in public
> postings is identical to his behavior in private postings. If I were
you,
> I'd insist that a copy gets cc'd to the list - even if we aren't allowed
> to respond. This way, all that typing and work that you do won't be for
> naught. If you don't believe me, ask around. I'm sure some others have
> seen this same thing from Walt Jr....
>
> BTW - we all seem to get ideas conveyed here with people coming at us.
> Perhaps you are having a problem doing this b/c you don't edit. And - if
> your ideas are so solid, why would it matter how many people are coming
at
> you? Stick around and watch Till. He's got McDonald, You (whenever you
> respond), Magill, Aubrey, Woodcock, and a few others coming after him. I
> don't ever see him requesting to go private... Of course, the opposition
> you see is much stronger than what Till sees. I wonder why....
>
> The word indefensible comes to mind....
>
> -- R Jason Valentine ..ooOO miracle@procyon.com
>
> "I do understand what love is, and that is one of the reasons I can never
> again be a Christian. Love is not self denial. Love is not blood and
> suffering. Love is not murdering your son to appease your own vanity.
> Love is not hatred or wrath, consigning billions of people to eternal
> torture because they have offended your ego or disobeyed your rules.
> Love is not obedience, conformity, or submission. It is a counterfeit
love
> that iscontingent upon authority, punishment, or reward. True love is
> respect and admiration, compassion and kindness, freely given by a
> healthy, unafraid human being."
> [Dan Barker, "Losing Faith in Faith"]
>