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lesley ®

05/08/2017, 23:50:20
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well I have lived in Australia for over 40 years now and so I guess it's probably rubbed off on me and we do have a reputation for calling a spade a bloody shovel so I guess it's possible for me to tread on American toes without being aware of it.

I think intent counts for a lot Roark.  

There were no comments intending hurt that I read, and several of us apologised for unwittingly causing offence - to me it is a bother that your friend couldn't acknowledge that - it means he is still taking offence and indeed he has.  so be it as far as I'm concerned, I can forgive and forget on the instant should his upset stem from stirring up cult stuff and he wants to talk more about it all but if he just wants to castigate us for not being suitably impressed or listening attentively enough then I'm not anybody's scratching post.

and he should make room for the idea that maybe we did understand what he was saying.  What misconstruing?

The idea that we can't know anything for sure is well it's a very disabling idea.  and it's just untrue.  I know lots of things for sure.  And I don't think we need to argue that point, it's all very well to say technically speaking I can't be certain I know anything for sure but practically speaking?  well for heaven's sake!

It does, I will admit this, it does make me wonder what the next thing is going to be, some mind bending truth I'm supposed to swallow hook line and sinker?  .. see there I go talking like an Aussie again just when I promised myself I'd be polite.

Return or not, I wish your friend all the best either way.  






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