i don’t believe it makes me or the people i choose to associate with (like you) so hot under the collar that they can’t see reason.

not to be a broken record, but IF i have crazy-posted, i would be the last to know. it is very hard to see oneself objectively, unless a concern is raised repeatedly – then one should take notice.

i have been told repeatedly by people that i “interrupt”… so i’m more aware now and trying not to do it.

thanks for the reply SGx

first observation, the author gives the bloggers too much credit. it would appear there is a pattern to these type of blogs, which is the lampoon, but is the pattern deliberate and malicious or simply annoying?

never attribute to malice what can easily be explained by ignorance.

does the author think that these bloggers consciously use an outline to achieve their goal?

i would suggest that the world is full of all kinds of people, not all can write well and not all are intelligent.

so just don’t read/respond to a blog you consider to be stupid.

as for the quality, or lack thereof of the comments to the article – not unique. wherever there is anonymity and a lack of a moderator, you will find thousands of these type of comments (most worse).

people who expect to return to a blog repeatedly behave much better in the comment section.

as far as misconstruing the topic of a blog or previous post, i have a theory about that.

you misread also. the first part of comment was in reply to Thomas, who lists religion as one of his issues with blogs.

however, i would disagree that it is a hot topic for me. i have never once made a critical comment about an others belief system.

my pet peeve is the opposite, i dislike when people assume because they have had one encounter with “crazy”, then they must avoid a topic in general.

fundamentalism is a problem in many cultures, maybe more in the U.S., but extremes in any form will be unable to have a conversation about their beliefs.

at least i did not use the word “um” -perhaps if you had also used quotations. i feel like i fell into a trap.

though i will continue to try to understand the article and share my pet peeves, since you asked.

i have not yet read the article, suffice it to say, you are unique in that you can both write well, and are without doubt above average intelligence.

i am often too ill-educated/capable to comment on your writings, but very much enjoy the quality and subject matter.

as i once mentioned, your topics are self-contained, offering little invitation to comment. like mini-magazine articles, i would not write letters to the editor…

i will try to read the article – i have some pet hates about blogs and some comments about your post; (1) people don’t process context for several reasons, which once i site you will say “of course”.

i’ve noticed that you believe religion to be a “hot topic”, however it need not be.

to be honest i find atheists more leery of discussing their belief system and more evangelical.

SGx, i haven’t read this topic yet, but i reply so i can subscribe. i am not sure if you know i read you faithfully. (pun intended)

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