Runtu wrote: In my experience, people may change sides, as UT did, but they're still the same person and behave the same way. From what I know of his past outside of the church, he treated church members the same way he treats us wretched apostates now. I don't know about you, but when someone shows themselves not to be interested in civil discussion, I quickly lose interest in engaging them.
I have not seen a lot of interest in true discussion. And, as I have stated...to what end?
candygal wrote:Perhaps I shouldn't make any assumptions..but, when UT became fully activated again in the church, his anger took a big turn from bad to worse. I am thinking that a lot of that anger is toward himself that maybe..just maybe..he thinks he has made a huge mistake. In my opinion, he is trying hard to convince himself more than anything.
You shoulda stuck with not making assumptions....you have not been correct yet.
I am not angry at all. Don't project.
I am amused at all the antis and pack-dog conduct. But angry? Not at all. I love life and I love being LDS.
Mistake? Again stop projecting. I made no mistake returning.
candygal wrote:Perhaps I shouldn't make any assumptions..but, when UT became fully activated again in the church, his anger took a big turn from bad to worse. I am thinking that a lot of that anger is toward himself that maybe..just maybe..he thinks he has made a huge mistake. In my opinion, he is trying hard to convince himself more than anything.
I don't think that much analysis is necessary. He behaves the same way he did before when he attacked and belittled Mormons. Some people are just who they are. No real mystery here.
True...people rarely change. And aggressively as I defended Catholics I will defend Mormons. Thank you for noticing!
I am amused at all the antis and pack-dog conduct.
Your apologies just don't mean crap, do they?
Riding on a speeding train; trapped inside a revolving door; Lost in the riddle of a quatrain; Stuck in an elevator between floors. One focal point in a random world can change your direction: One step where events converge may alter your perception.
Maksutov wrote:Poor little Country Boy. I see that there's a flurry of posts, but I've put him on ignore. Troll on, dude.
Clearly a troll.
I'm between Pahoran and Will. Will you give me 50/50 or can I phone a friend?
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
Runtu wrote:One of the hardest things for me to overcome was this notion that anger is always a bad thing, so you have to suppress it and "move on." No, you can't move on until you've dealt with the anger, and for me, it was justifiable anger.
I think that this was one of my hardest lessons, and one that still requires learning.
It seems almost counterintuitive that fighting and/or suppressing so-called "negative" emotions can be detrimental. I remember the first time I was told not to immediately "fight" feelings of depression, but to instead self-acknowledge those feelings, and move from there -- I can only imagine the "da-hell?" expression on my face.
I'm really glad you've overcome those cloudy days.
"Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." ~Charles Bukowski
