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''I moved this debate with Dr. Kemp, who is mischaracterizing me so consistently I can only question her sincerity. -- Ed''

:No need to question, Ed.  I'm entirely sincere in everything I've said. It is not a mischaracterization, because I've only stated the impressions I have based on what you've said.  Oh -- and I didn't actually call you the representative of good -- merely pointed out that you seemed to have given yourself this role.  You must have been co(contracted; show full)

#I condemn no one, except those who deliberately choose evil. Axel implied that I shouldn't oppose evil. If he's really saying that, I repeat that he should beware: refusing to oppose evil lets it triumph (as Edmund Burke or someone said).
*''As above -- you imply that those of us who argue with you about the characteristics of morality are somehow of lesser mental capacity, moral worth, and/or influenced by evil -- it's offensive and likely untrue.''


::Don't put words in my mouth. I said that you are welcome to oppose ''what you consider evil'' and advocate for ''what you consider good'', just like I do, '''but not on Wikipedia'''. This is not a space to advocate viewpoints. Do it on your website, on Usenet, write letters to the editor, whatever. Your goal in contributing to Wikipedia, quite obviously, is not to create a good encyclopedia, but to sneak in your point of view. By doing that, you suck time out of the rest of us. [[user:AxelBoldt|AxelBoldt]]



#I agree that the traditional viewpoint is not the only one. If there's another one you'd like to see in the articl, please add it. Perhaps you could even describe variations within the traditional viewpoint. 

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*The straight (but not narrow), happily married, Christian, environmentalist, Feminist, Mrs. Dr. [[user:J Hofmann Kemp|J Hofmann Kemp]]

I hoped I had cleared up any false impression Dr. Kemp may have formed of me, but plainly I have failed. Nevertheless, i still would like us cooperate to make the Wikipedia comprehensive, accurate, and neutral (in the [[NPOV]] sense). -- Ed