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Merri · 08-28-2002, 06:59 PM

wow! Two Merrys, except one with a different spelling! This is going to be a tad bit confusing (btw, it was me who said evil was a point of view- NyteSky said that evil and good exist outside people's point of view, too [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img])

But would it really make a difference if all the people in the world read this thread? I think most people would say, 'Wow, what an interesting topic. Maybe if we all set our minds to it we could be just as efficient as Frodo in making a difference', and they'd leave it at that. I don't think very many people would actively go out and start making a difference. I mean, hey, I'm the one who started this thread, but I'm still sitting here on my butt looking around me and thinking. I have yet to get up and act, and I think, in general, the fact that most people have yet to get up and act is a big part of the problem. The problem, of course, being the difficulty in thoroughly destroying evil, or at least destroying some evil.

[ August 28, 2002: Message edited by: Merri ]

08-28-2002, 06:59 PM	#26
Merri Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Shire Posts: 221	wow! Two Merrys, except one with a different spelling! This is going to be a tad bit confusing (btw, it was me who said evil was a point of view- NyteSky said that evil and good exist outside people's point of view, too [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]) But would it really make a difference if all the people in the world read this thread? I think most people would say, 'Wow, what an interesting topic. Maybe if we all set our minds to it we could be just as efficient as Frodo in making a difference', and they'd leave it at that. I don't think very many people would actively go out and start making a difference. I mean, hey, I'm the one who started this thread, but I'm still sitting here on my butt looking around me and thinking. I have yet to get up and act, and I think, in general, the fact that most people have yet to get up and act is a big part of the problem. The problem, of course, being the difficulty in thoroughly destroying evil, or at least destroying some evil. [ August 28, 2002: Message edited by: Merri ] __________________ Knowledge is just opinion that you trust enough to act upon. -Children of the Mind, by Orson Scott Card.