Hi McDozer
Dear Tranquility Base, (remember, just a dumb musician, no scholar...)
thanks a lot for the information. Please accept my apologies if I should have offended you, I just wasn't ready for an "attack" from this side.
M: The site is a debating forum for evolution versus creationism...most of us are here explicitly to argue.
To explain: I'm currently collecting info material on what you may call the "New World Order Conspiracy", & was just experiencing similar clashes with "defenders of the dark side", so to speak, especially on a German group. To settle the "mothership" issue once & for all: I'm German myself, so regards to your granny. I was a missionary abroad for 11 years 1980 - 91 & have experienced that Germans per se are generally a little more difficult to take (myself included) than some other nationalities & you might say even developed a dislike towards the hostile attitude of some. Personally, I still don't see the point in your friend's initial reply to my plea for help, as it was rather discouraging.
M: Out of pure curiosity, could you share why you find Germans in particular hard to take as opposed to other nationalities? As a clarification, I am not German. I am American but live in Germany.
I find Germany rather comfortable as the average citizen is better educated than in the US and for the most part, the fundamentalists are a minority.
McDozer:
Being entirely new to this site, though, I want to apologise & would just wish that only people would respond to posts if they have anything positive to contribute, instead of trying to hinder & discourage others. Maybe my initial choice of words was exaggerated & may have caused offense. I mean, I'm trying to get material in German to reveal information to them which at this point is not accessible.
M: You will have to live with the fact that many people will disagree with you. It is not really an issue of offense. If you tell me that I have to believe in a mythological god/supreme being/whatever because you are convinced that it exists, don't expect me to agree with you or to willingly comply. Others will also feel the same way. If you are confident in your beliefs, it should not matter what I or others beleive.
McDozer:
It's not the people I antagonize but the mental conditioning they (we) have been subjected to. many people don't realise this, but I personally believe that there are forces behind this misinformation.
M: Funny, I feel exactly the same way about fundamentalists...but I think most people realize that there is a fundamentalist agenda of disinformation and oppression....they usually do not disguise the fact.
McDozer:
So, in hopes of a more peaceful future colaboration... and in the light of "Mammuthus" being your friend, apologies to him, as well, yours sincerely, McDozer
M: No need to apologize to me. As I see that Quetzal has directed you perhaps to a site more in line with what you were expecting (or looking for) and I would encourage you to visit it...but I would also encourage you to stick around here and engage in some of the other forums. You will get a lot of different points of view (from creationists and evolutionists) on many subjects and will see a lot of heated arguments. You will probably find that the debates and the topics are more interesting and varied than you might have imagined.
cheers,
Mammuthus
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