Well, hmmm. I think there's an added difficulty when studying religious texts vs purely secular (is there any?) texts. Religious texts and study carry a particular weight becuase they can be (both the text and the reader) can be very charged with emotion. Where as, the study of secular writings seems to me to allow for more detached (though not objective) study.
As to generalizing, well, I like to rule it out in conversation. Goodness knows I don't know you well enough to know that you don't generalize in a careless fashion. Knowing that you don't allows me to read your posts differently.
I'd like to add that being understood and communicating is, to my mind, an elemental process.
Would I be carelessly generalizing if I said that, we can all agree that being understood and communicating effectively, are things we all want?
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Date: 2007-01-05 09:16 pm (UTC)As to generalizing, well, I like to rule it out in conversation. Goodness knows I don't know you well enough to know that you don't generalize in a careless fashion. Knowing that you don't allows me to read your posts differently.
I'd like to add that being understood and communicating is, to my mind, an elemental process.
Would I be carelessly generalizing if I said that, we can all agree that being understood and communicating effectively, are things we all want?
Probably.
Thank you for your thoughtful post and reply.