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Kapyong
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Message 178 of 185 (102145)
04-23-2004 8:33 AM


Greetings Desdamona,
Welcome to EvC forums
I'd guess you are fairly young person (of course I could be totally wrong) - anyway, all people are welcome here - it's good to see a young lady seeking to communicate and learn.
Don't be discouraged if some people here seem a little rude - its easy to be overly critical when using impersonal words like this. I'm sure they would be perfectly nice to you in person.
Because many of the members here are indeed very smart, and can communicate difficult ideas very well - you can learn a great deal here.
However,
may I pass on a few tips to make your experience here more fruitful?
Firstly,
if you REALLY want to actually LEARN, then you will have to put on your learning hat - I mean you should act like you have been allowed into in a serious discussion with educated adults, not act like you are bragging to your mates in the schoolyard what you heard from your brother.
Secondly, about the Bible...
This is one of the most serious issues that face a growing and maturing person - eventually one is lead to realise that the Bible is useful for understanding our roots, great for some classical metaphors about reality - but not an infallible science book from God.
If you come from an environment where the Bible is a key part of people's lives, where your family all believe and all still go to church, then you will find it very difficult.
But seriously, the educated, modern view is that the Bible is myth, but not science. If you want to truly learn to the best of you ability how the world works, then one day you will have to put the Bible in its place - not abandon it, but see it as old favourite stories, not an infallible guide to reality. Even if that's hard to take for now, I hope you consider these issues carefully ("Do what thou wilt, and harm ye none" - meaning "make you OWN mind up, but don't hurt anything")
Anyway,
may I offer my sincere encouragement to keep asking and learning - with a polite and open attitude you will learn much here - smart and educated people just LOVE to explain stuff to young people who actually LISTEN - trust me
regards,
Iasion

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