Posted by Gedanken [Gedanken] on November 17, 1999 at 16:03:54 {xx2d.1sWpQHdgEG/iekYGxDfYXLgH2}:
In Reply to: ********AP and AF posted by Friend on November 17, 1999 at 15:42:49:
Friend,
I was being sarcastic or, perhaps, ironic, in order to make a point. I think we both know that both us can and will discuss issues. I don't care at all about winning or losing the argument for its own sake. Also, I think you will admit that, in the past, I have presented a lot of argumentation to make a case, much of which is ignored. So to make what amounts to an accusation, i.e., "Are you content to remain stuck in the sandbox of “I am right and you are wrong!”? is, I think wide of the mark.
Some things are so obvious as to require little or no discussion. It has to be that way otherwise we could not communicate at all. If your point is that AF cannot prove absolutely that the Society has deliberately lied then you are correct.
As for your beliefs, I really don't know what they are. As I have said before it is the Society's teachings which are at issue not your or my beliefs. When JWs defend the Society's teachings it is fair to assume they are defending their own beliefs is it not? Or are we to assume that these days JWs are disinterested in what is written in the Watchtower?
Gedanken