FredL

Carl, thanks for your reasoned and reasonable response. When I go back and read my comments, I often think that far from contributing to a calm and reasoned discussion of interesting issues, I often create the very heat and ill will that I deplore. I've often seen comments that the internet is a mode of communication that is very new in human history and without the cues that we're all used to in face-to-face communication, we often misunderstand each other and conflict results.

I'm left baffled. I'm not happy with the tone of my comment, yet I think we have different perspectives on this interesting issue. From the many comments you've made in the past, you are certainly not a person that I find to be unintelligent or offensive. In fact, my immediate reaction to your comments were that they were out of character.

Well, peace. I guess if we are in disagreement, it probably means I have more to learn

Fred