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You need not be concerned about your comments -- I am not offended in the slightest. On the contrary -- I very much appreciate it when others give a voice to defend against the "uselessness" of the kind of thing you are speaking of in the quote above.
I am not nearly as "flappable" as some on here. Nor am I so easily offended by what others might say. Yes - I have, a few times, allowed others to "rile me up" because of the sheer "ridiculousness" of their completely "senseless" arguments / explanations / etc. ( But then, this is the kind of stuff that "gets to me" -- moreso than if someone calls me a heretic or etc. )
I am not nearly so concerned by what others think of me than I am about what God thinks of me. In as much as I am doing what He wants me to do ( or, saying what He wants me to say ) on here - I am less worried about how others "react" to me.
I believe in The Golden Rule. I believe everyone has the right to believe what they will. And, we all get our turn on Judgment Day...
Therefore, I try to not get caught up in the "accusing" / "bashing" / "lambasting" / etc. -- it is not my "position" ( as in, intention ) to do such. I give my "opinion" on the "subject matter at hand" - for what it is worth - and let it go at that... If I speak out against something someone says -- it is because I believe that such is warranted for the sake of truth or for the preservation of good fellowship.
It seems to me that you certainly have it much worse than me -- I don't usually work 16 hours a day. ( At least, not most days. ) However, my 9 - 12 hour days seem to "wipe me out" a lot... ( most days )
Please understand that - it was not so much the length of other people's posts that I was "lamenting" about in post #139; but rather, my inability to "keep up" with all of the ideas and details that are generally presented in ( some ) other people's "long" posts...
My point in that post was that - ( some ) other people seem to be able to effortlessly write - "in short order" - their thoughts and ideas into long posts ... something that I cannot seem to do very well. And, hence - I am unable to "keep up" with them ... they can "out-write" me - and, thereby, "drown me out"...
Thus - I must "pick and choose" what "points" I wish to address -- because, I generally do not have the time to address them all ( or, all that I would like to ). I am too easily "left in the dust" of conversation.
Some of what you have said here is very familiar to me -- especially the idea of being called by God to do something ( write ) that is - "to say the very least" - "not my strong-suit"...
( I most definitely do not consider 'writing' to be something I am good at... It is certainly not something I am fast at... )
I am not nearly as "flappable" as some on here. Nor am I so easily offended by what others might say. Yes - I have, a few times, allowed others to "rile me up" because of the sheer "ridiculousness" of their completely "senseless" arguments / explanations / etc. ( But then, this is the kind of stuff that "gets to me" -- moreso than if someone calls me a heretic or etc. )
I am not nearly so concerned by what others think of me than I am about what God thinks of me. In as much as I am doing what He wants me to do ( or, saying what He wants me to say ) on here - I am less worried about how others "react" to me.
I believe in The Golden Rule. I believe everyone has the right to believe what they will. And, we all get our turn on Judgment Day...
Therefore, I try to not get caught up in the "accusing" / "bashing" / "lambasting" / etc. -- it is not my "position" ( as in, intention ) to do such. I give my "opinion" on the "subject matter at hand" - for what it is worth - and let it go at that... If I speak out against something someone says -- it is because I believe that such is warranted for the sake of truth or for the preservation of good fellowship.
It seems to me that you certainly have it much worse than me -- I don't usually work 16 hours a day. ( At least, not most days. ) However, my 9 - 12 hour days seem to "wipe me out" a lot... ( most days )
Please understand that - it was not so much the length of other people's posts that I was "lamenting" about in post #139; but rather, my inability to "keep up" with all of the ideas and details that are generally presented in ( some ) other people's "long" posts...
My point in that post was that - ( some ) other people seem to be able to effortlessly write - "in short order" - their thoughts and ideas into long posts ... something that I cannot seem to do very well. And, hence - I am unable to "keep up" with them ... they can "out-write" me - and, thereby, "drown me out"...
Thus - I must "pick and choose" what "points" I wish to address -- because, I generally do not have the time to address them all ( or, all that I would like to ). I am too easily "left in the dust" of conversation.
Some of what you have said here is very familiar to me -- especially the idea of being called by God to do something ( write ) that is - "to say the very least" - "not my strong-suit"...
( I most definitely do not consider 'writing' to be something I am good at... It is certainly not something I am fast at... )
That's probably not good for you...seeing how so many people here can't stand me.
Whatever.
Like you, I'm much more concerned about what God thinks of me than what others think of me.
Thanks for your comments.