Posted by Dr. Bob on September 13, 2013, at 10:01:47
In reply to Re: The Hsiung-Pilder discussion » Dr. Bob, posted by 10derheart on September 13, 2013, at 0:50:21
> Interesting. Since this
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> > My faith says people should have one God and no others before him.
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> is (paraphrased slightly but repeated over and over and over and over in the Torah/Christian OTs and more...) THE primary commandment/foundational statement of Judaism and Christianity. And so, if it's not "okay" to even mention that it is what a poster's faith says, then, well....I say please shut down the Faith board for starters, 'cause there is just no point trying to walk such a tightrope...where discussion can't even start.Discussion can start, it just can't include those beliefs. Yes, it's a tightrope. Advanced posting. What's the point? Maybe one is that it could be a way for people who seem different to find out what they have in common.
> So confusing. What is the difference between that statement and this one:
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> > My doctors say people should never take SSRIs or use anything before non-drug treatments for depression.
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> or this one
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> > My specialists say deaf people should use ASL and ASL only and never learn to lip read.
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> And so forth?Good question, anybody have any ideas?
Bob
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