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Why is everyone so argumentative and cynical on this site? It's really really off-putting, esp. for new people. I'll tell you one more thing: it seems to me, that peeps around here are more concerned about showing off their knowledge and big words, rather than their love of God. That is what transpires most! ORTHODOXY WITHOUT CHARITY IS NOT CHRISTIANITY!
@Chosen no one forced you to join. Or indeed stay. I’m sure the Tablet or National Catholic reporter runs a forum you’d be more comfortable with? Most people here are devout Catholics some letting off steam at the horrendous situation within the Church. It’s all connected too. Do you think the timing of the McCarrick report and US election “results” were co incidental ?
An open forum such as this will invariably invite nutters. And Serve up mutton Dressed as Lamb. But there’s some very pithy comments and interesting observations made too. And a bit of humour helps to overcome the dullness otherwise.
To answer your question, because they can Chosen. Until just last week, Gloria.tv tried, as so many media portals before it, to create a "free speech" libertarian utopia. GTV allowed people to say whatever they wanted about anyone else, the Pope included. The largely self-imposed standards against profanity were even beginning to slip, here n' there. ...all of which produced the environment …More
To answer your question, because they can Chosen. Until just last week, Gloria.tv tried, as so many media portals before it, to create a "free speech" libertarian utopia. GTV allowed people to say whatever they wanted about anyone else, the Pope included. The largely self-imposed standards against profanity were even beginning to slip, here n' there. ...all of which produced the environment before you today.
GTV's administration has taken drastic, if necessary, measures to correct this. However, I've seen no Announcement prohibiting cynicism or being argumentative.
At the risk of displaying both, may I suggest some charity towards those you perceive as "showing off"?
It's just as possible such people are simply speaking from whatever education level they've achieved. "Showing off" implies motive and that's notoriously difficult to prove. Perhaps such people are neither trying to "show off" nor even care if others are intimidated by their discourse.
In all fairness, you'll soon discover it's difficult if not impossible to "dumb down" your vocabulary or knowledge-base sufficiently to avoid intimidating somebody somewhere.
At the same time, even if you attempted doing so, that would open you up to justified criticisms of "still showing off" through being deliberately patronizing.
Personally, I hope you choose to stay on GTV. :-)
GTV's administration has taken drastic, if necessary, measures to correct this. However, I've seen no Announcement prohibiting cynicism or being argumentative.
At the risk of displaying both, may I suggest some charity towards those you perceive as "showing off"?
It's just as possible such people are simply speaking from whatever education level they've achieved. "Showing off" implies motive and that's notoriously difficult to prove. Perhaps such people are neither trying to "show off" nor even care if others are intimidated by their discourse.
In all fairness, you'll soon discover it's difficult if not impossible to "dumb down" your vocabulary or knowledge-base sufficiently to avoid intimidating somebody somewhere.
At the same time, even if you attempted doing so, that would open you up to justified criticisms of "still showing off" through being deliberately patronizing.
Personally, I hope you choose to stay on GTV. :-)