Dr. Shades wrote:Roger:
When you were still a kid living at home, when your parents made sweet love to each other, did they leave the door open or did they close it?
Whichever choice they made, was it the correct one? What made it the correct (or incorrect) choice?
The relevance please...???
Hi Liz, you said, into which i'll respond in bold:
I guess I'm confused as to what you would like to see happen here. Are you saying that you would like the whole three tiered structure removed?
RM: Yes.
Also...No one is categorizing people. We're categorizing threads. There's a difference. It's like keeping a library of material in different files. It's a way of organizing information. Those who want to access certain information can look in different categories. There isn't any type of stigma meant to be attached.
RM: As you know library material can be accessed by authors as well. Authors are often sought out because of their works, and of course visa-versa. "...meant to be..." is no guarantee that there 'won't-be'; what ever situation is referred to...
The whole "Celestial, Terrestrial, Telestial" concept is a humorous play on words that Shades came up with...an inside joke for Mormons. If you're Mormon, or have associated with the Mormon Church for any length of time, (50+ years) you get the joke. (An assumption.) RM: It might well be "a humorous play..." and/or a "joke". But that does not negate the fact of judgement of a persons thoughts simply by word selection that must conform to arbitrary, and preconceived edicts of taste...(Actually very Mormonish.) Just like the ranking system where you're a "God" when you reach 1000 posts. It's simply the nature of the board, and it's all in good fun.
RM: IF it's a "joke", then make it a good one: Throw questionable words into the "Celestial" Kingdom and we'll all ROTFL at the red faces and screams evoked. THAT, could be good-for-a-laugh. But i suspect THAT will never happen. Will it?
Liz, i didn't intend to confuse You. I am fully aware of Board Policy and Rules. They have never bothered me personally, as i think you will find checking back on my posts. I also understand the necessity of policing in situations where minors could become victims of preditors. I don't think those conditions exist
here. Maybe they do???
What does concern me, maybe i'm the only one, is the principle of "segregation" as i see it from the perspective of a retired teacher of "challenged" High School students. There are occasions when "segregation" does work: That is when 'integration' doesn't.
I happen to think, rightly or wrongly, that "integration" in adult group situations benefits all by allowing full expression. Generally the group socializes itself by personal exchanges and observation of the whole interactve dynamic--if that seems necessary. Usually that isn't a serious 'problem' as "intrgration" works its stuff and people develop their latent social skills replacing timidity etc to remedy their ineptness... Blah, Blah, Blah...
Personally, i think Vegas--who quite likely spured this discussion as he, in my opinion, rightly called Gaz to task-- plays a more valued role here than do many of us. It might be more worthwhile if He "presented" in "Celestialism"... Just as i see it. (A sidebar: do you think the folks in the "Celestial Forum" see themselves as brunt of a "joke"? Warm regards, Roger