online today!
word has it that despite the fact it always appears to be dancing when you look at it that it does in fact stop for a fag break when you're not 
online today!
Originally from the UK I retired & moved to Spain 20 years ago, whilst it's not paradise it's probably as close as I'll ever come to it, living on a mountain with the sea in front & mountains behind & 320 days of sunshine a year. Still reasonably fit
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Z
It's interesting you should mention religion as this is one subject where I don't believe you can sit on the fence, by the nature of the subject you either believe or you don't but yes I think a lot avoid those blogs so as not to inflame the already heated discussions, I suppose a comparison can be drawn to this blog in that it would be quite hard to prove one way or the other that the elephant dances even when not being viewed, if you take a scientific approach then you'll come up with one answer & if not you might arrive at the converse view.
But I think there are times that if you hold strong views on any subject you have to take the bull by the horns & speak up, otherwise those with the loudest voice will be heard regardless of how weak their argument, this applies equally on both sides & is I feel why the discussions can get quite heated.
On the case of the religion, or gospel, presentation for that matter, I do see more bystanders, as opposed to those who actually participate. Same people on the insistence of who and what is in our belief. Yes, it is hard to reason out belief and or faith. After all, it is a very personal one, and I myself based my belief on a God, that is all too powerful and all too forgiving and all too good. But not on the book that is written with so many flaws, per my ever questioning mind. After all there is no SPOKEN word that I know of, that Infallibly tell me that if I believe in HIM, that I should revere and or believe everything written in that book.
My take. MY STUDENT SAID ONCE: OH GOD IF THERE IS A GOD, BLESS MY SOUL IF I HAVE A SOUL.
Now from perspectives of belief, how can I explain this?
Sorry about the sideline Z
But a great blog to express ourselves without like walking in a land mine.
And yes, I agree on your observation of the extremes. I do and I believe I was at one time lost my finesse and I have learned. You see the effect of good learning Z?
Thank you again. Yes, we can and must try our best to not be enemies but friends and just plain professional and positive in our conduct. I would.
We don’t all have to all get and as long as we can diplomatically debate in a constructive way I see no problem with differing opinions on any subject matter, because it’s far more interesting than everyone agreeing on everything and nothing new being learnt in the process.
If I find a subject matter to be interesting to me I will participate on it no matter who the creator of the blog is and that’s evident by me commenting on this one.
So much so that I tend to end up agreeing with them.
I find it alright as long as it is not disrupting and or become so destructive on the original intent of the OP but that is where we come in, I guess to steer it back to where we want it to be.
I mentioned the religious stuff here not because of the the elephant, but I find that the reference you were into was of the heated and very sensitive discussions we witnessed the past few days.My humble opinion.
Thanks..and I appreciate really.