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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Being relatively new to this board, I will
admit to the guilty pleasure of reading <STRONG><EM><U>SOME </U></EM></STRONG>of
the name calling.I have to state though, that Godwin's Law always comes to mind
whenever I run into the distasteful and unconstructive verbiage. Even if you are
not verbally attacking someone by addressing them as "a Nazi", it seems to me
that there must be a corollary riding shotgun with the schoolyard
behavior.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Personally, I have become dismissive of
anyone who resorts to name calling as a tactic in any type of debate. In my
observations, the offense appears most often when a self righteous
person is involved. Not to imply only the religious are the problem, I have read
pejoratives from those who are secular as well. It would be a much more pleasant
forum if all who post here could refrain from the name calling, but I am a
realist and a pragmatist.Some people just cannot rise above (or grow up).So in
my ramblings, I hope that I might give "The Visionaries" a little bit of my view
from the peanut gallery.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> In closing, I would like to wish everyone a
wonderful solstice today, which means we are no longer on the downhill slide to
darkness! Hooray!! </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>