"(in case you haven't figured it out, I am NOT a philosopher or observer - I like emotions )
This is precisely the misconception and misunderstanding of non-theists I've been trying to point out and reconcile here.
When I've developed a better way to express my thoughts and feelings that don't come off as callous and attacking I'll return."
Ok, I think that we are on to something here. Anxiety, before you close the door on this blog, let me share my thoughts. From my perspective, I am not sure that the issue is necessarily "theist vs non-theists". I don't think that anybody is suggested that you are "emotionless". I believe that what may be happening is that we are experiencing a "gender gap".
Truthfully, the blog has been very frustrating for me because of the philosophical and analytical turn that it has taken. This is not because I think that what is being written is unimportant or that I am "anti-theist" but because I am a woman. Women walk, talk, feel and think differently from men. Now, before any of my "sisters" threaten to "stone me", let me explain.
I have been a "card carrying feminist" since junior high. I have been the president of the Everywoman's Center at USF and I have marched on Washington to defend women's rights. However, I have gained some wisdom and insight in my old age. That insight has led me to realize that men and women are not "un-equal" but "different".
Why is this important? Again, because I think that maybe some of what you have experienced in this blog is a "gender gap". When Michelle said that she "likes emotion" I don't think that she was saying that you are "emotionless". I believe that what she was saying is that as a woman she prefers to "talk from her heart" about what she is feeling and experiencing. I know that I do - thus the frustration that I have been experiencing.
Believe me, being the "wife of Dangerous Paul" is a perfect example of this "gap". Paul has thoroughly enjoyed the philosophical and analytical challenge that you present on the threads. And I greatly appreciate that he has had you to "discourse" with. When he starts talking time and causal change, my eyes roll up in my head :
Your threads have given him the opportunity to share, explore and challenge his intellect.
So, before you sign off believing that anyone thinks any less of you for being a "theist" I hope that you will consider what I have said. Perhaps we can come to some better understanding of how to communicate male to female, theist to non-theist, heart to heart
Wishing you Universal Blessings!
