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This guy is a complete idiot

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I am not asking you as my father-confessor, but rather, as a more learned Orthodox Christian, whether or not you think the idea is sound or if rather you regard it as problematic.
it’s not for me to say since I don’t know you
 
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Yeah I know that. I was just responding, as I already explained to you, to your statement, and that it does happen too...
 
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Yeah I know that. I was just responding, as I already explained to you, to your statement, and that it does happen too...
my statement was directed at what we were already talking about, not the woman who left. you can’t change the topic mid conversation. of course I agree about Orthodox leaving as a huge tragedy, but that wasn’t what we were talking about.
 
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my statement was directed at what we were already talking about, not the woman who left. you can’t change the topic mid conversation. of course I agree about Orthodox leaving as a huge tragedy, but that wasn’t what we were talking about.
You can’t change the topic mid conversation? Who says? You? BTW, it is MY thread. It is called "this guy is an idiot". I wasn't CHANGING it I was ADDING to it...just saying BOTH can happen.
 
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I think no one intends to sound harsh or nasty. But in electronic communication, we have to take special care. The others cannot see our face or body language, or hear the tone of our voice. Printed words are naked and neutral, and can have negative effects that we don’t intend. I think if we pay attention to that fact, we can avoid unintended offense.
 
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You can’t change the topic mid conversation? Who says? You? BTW, it is MY thread. It is called "this guy is an idiot". I wasn't CHANGING it I was ADDING to it...just saying BOTH can happen.
of course you can change a topic in mid conversation in the sense that you can type whatever you want. the problem is that it doesn’t make for a good conversation. folks usually use some sort of a segue to transition between topics, or some indication they are moving on to something new or are adding something to the conversation.
 
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