Paladin_
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I came to these forums two weeks ago, encouraged by research which informed me that they're the largest on the internet (not dedicated to a specific issue, like games or automobiles). My hope was to find the widest possible audience with which to engage in the exploration of theological issues in the “Religion and Ethics” Forum. However, I'd forgotten that the actual, active participation in message boards -- no matter how large in general membership -- is usually quite small, limited to a few dedicated individuals, especially in the more specific sub forums.
That has, indeed, been the case here thus far, and in those two weeks I've found only ONE believer among the “Religion and Ethics” forum willing to engage me in rational discussion (a tip of the hat to RodISHI). Most of my time has been devoted to one other member, almost exclusively, and mostly in petty arguments. While there is some value in sharpening one's thrust-and-parry against the occasional internet jackass, doing so constantly is both tiresome and unproductive, and not my intention.
Worse still, it has occurred to me that, once the discussion threads in which I've participated wind down and receive no additional comments, they'll become buried by future threads and will likely never be seen by anyone, ever, again. In the end, this seems like wasted effort, unless one is willing to allocate more and more time to keeping threads active or keep re-hashing the same ideas in new threads.
And that is time I simply don't have. I was already extremely limited in how often I could visit here, barely managing to make an appearance every other day. Now, I find I'm to begin overtime at work beginning Monday, and something HAS to give!
So I'm afraid I must take my leave. I apologize to anyone who has questions or comments for me, but I won't be reading any replies to this comment. If I do, I'll see the “alerts” notice in the corner of my screen and be tempted to revisit active threads, and I'll be right back where I started. However, I'll leave my account active, and if anyone wishes, they can contact me through the “Homepage” link in my profile. Or they can visit me on HubPages and either send me a message there or comment on one of my hubs:
Paladin_ on HubPages
I wish you all the very best!
That has, indeed, been the case here thus far, and in those two weeks I've found only ONE believer among the “Religion and Ethics” forum willing to engage me in rational discussion (a tip of the hat to RodISHI). Most of my time has been devoted to one other member, almost exclusively, and mostly in petty arguments. While there is some value in sharpening one's thrust-and-parry against the occasional internet jackass, doing so constantly is both tiresome and unproductive, and not my intention.
Worse still, it has occurred to me that, once the discussion threads in which I've participated wind down and receive no additional comments, they'll become buried by future threads and will likely never be seen by anyone, ever, again. In the end, this seems like wasted effort, unless one is willing to allocate more and more time to keeping threads active or keep re-hashing the same ideas in new threads.
And that is time I simply don't have. I was already extremely limited in how often I could visit here, barely managing to make an appearance every other day. Now, I find I'm to begin overtime at work beginning Monday, and something HAS to give!
So I'm afraid I must take my leave. I apologize to anyone who has questions or comments for me, but I won't be reading any replies to this comment. If I do, I'll see the “alerts” notice in the corner of my screen and be tempted to revisit active threads, and I'll be right back where I started. However, I'll leave my account active, and if anyone wishes, they can contact me through the “Homepage” link in my profile. Or they can visit me on HubPages and either send me a message there or comment on one of my hubs:
Paladin_ on HubPages
I wish you all the very best!
