Re: [nukkad] Nukkad law

[Harshal Chhaya <>]

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VSRawat wrote:
> 'Shal and other neutral, non-participating members, you are seeing only
> arguments and the above things because you are not participating.

I won't speak for others but you have it backwards. I don't 
participate because I see only arguments and name-calling.



> Religious discussions are again blooming on nukkad. What harm these are
> doing?

Let me list the ways:

* Such discussions quickly degenerate into name-calling and personal
insults.

* The same people are involved in suchh debates. For whatever
reasons, others do not want to participate. (Hence my refutation
that these discussions "prove" the religious nature of the majority
of the public.)

* These discussions change the tone of the list from a co-operative
group to an argumentative us-versus-them mentality.

* Such discussions also tend to generate a lot of emails and many
people really don't like to see dozens of emails from 2-3 people
on a topic that does not interest them.

* All of this results in people leaving the list because they don't
want to read email after email filled with the same tired re-hashed
opinions. 

The result is that all chances for constructive discussion is lost.
And the potential audience that could have benefited from any
real, open debate is reduced. 

 
> I did not like that thread about wine/ whisky. I deleted those mails.

Fair enough. But did you see angry outbursts in any of those messages?
Did the scotch lovers brand the beer drinkers as inferior? And does
anyone from that discussion try to veer completely unrelated messages
towards a discussion on alcohol? The answer to all these questions
is 'No'. 

Whereas if you ask the same questions for the debates on religion,
the answer is 'Yes'. 

I am flattered when I read that you view my opinion as one that
is prohibiting debate in general. I certainly dislike the nature 
of the religious discussions that occur on 'nukkad'. But you are 
giving me and 'nukkad' too much importance if you think that my 
opinion means that you can't ever discuss religion. There are
thousands of mailing lists where such discussions are welcome.
Please join one of those and discuss away. 

Yahoo! Groups has 1332 lists on Hindusim at:
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Religion___Beliefs/Hinduism
and 8450 on Islam at:
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Religion___Beliefs/Islam

And if none of them are suitable, you can always create a new 
mailing list, invite others and discuss religion to your heart's content. 

- 'shal

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