Clarity

In my blog "Truth - Part One - Consequences of Claiming Absolute Truth", I used a story from Kite Runner to illustrate how claiming absolute truth can lead to absolute tragedy. I failed to make clear, however, that the story portrayed in this book is a fictional tale. For me whether or not this tale is based on truth or reported truths is not relevant to the point I was making; however, I do want to make sure you don't go around saying "I heard that blah, blah, blah occurred in Afghanistan, using the Kite Runner as your source for that information". Hopefully that faux pau has not yet occurred.

One other point I would like to make as more and more people begin to contribute and show interest in this blog is to please do your best to maintain the spirit of this web log which is set forth in the first posted blog and in the guidelines. In my writing thus far, I have found it difficult to follow my own rules, to be honest, but I hope that my ability to write from a perspective of what I believe and not what I don't believe will evolve to a higher level. This is not to say no one will be offended or deeply struck by what others say or believe, but just to remind us all to be judicious in how we present our beliefs.

Of course, as we read, we all will have questions and provoking thoughts as we seek to understand ideas and thoughts posted by contributors. If you desire to ask questions or inquire further of a person who has posted a blog, I like the idea of posing questions in the comments section and allowing those questions to be addressed from an "I Believe" perspective in a blog by the original author. Having said that, no author should feel he/she is obligated to defend or clarify a post at the request of others.

If you feel someone is compromising the spirit of the blog (myself included) or has done something that raises eyebrows about integrity (like using a story to illustrate a point without stating whether or not it is a fiction or non-fiction source) please email me on the issue @ ppaulito@yahoo.com rather than posting it as a comment. I will email the author of the material in question myself. Thank you everyone for you input thus far. I am very excited about what is happening here thus far. Happy Holidays.