Comments on: The problem with extreme moderation http://neoindian.org/2009/07/08/the-problem-with-extreme-moderation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-problem-with-extreme-moderation Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Indian Homemaker http://neoindian.org/2009/07/08/the-problem-with-extreme-moderation/#comment-10583 Indian Homemaker Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:43:55 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1688#comment-10583 Hmmm that's some food for thought. Hmmm that’s some food for thought.

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]]> By: vishesh http://neoindian.org/2009/07/08/the-problem-with-extreme-moderation/#comment-2533 vishesh Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:01:24 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1688#comment-2533 well never be moderate...or in the middle for that matter...If 'A' is an ant... 'E' is an elephant :D well never be moderate…or in the middle for that matter…If ‘A’ is an ant… ‘E’ is an elephant :D

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]]> By: Rave http://neoindian.org/2009/07/08/the-problem-with-extreme-moderation/#comment-2269 Rave Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:41:50 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1688#comment-2269 What we believe as common sense now was written and preached as religion in the oder era's. What we believe as common sense now was written and preached as religion in the oder era’s.

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]]> By: Dinesh http://neoindian.org/2009/07/08/the-problem-with-extreme-moderation/#comment-2149 Dinesh Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:28:44 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1688#comment-2149 There is an exception to this. No matter how snarling the traffic can be, Autorickshaws travel at a constant speed of 100 Km/hr. Even when they are stopping by to take the passenger in they are idling at 100 km/hr with brakes on. If the passenger says no, they immediately take their legs off the brake and they disappear at that speed. The Passenger witnesses a David Copperfield disappearing magic. There is an exception to this. No matter how snarling the traffic can be, Autorickshaws travel at a constant speed of 100 Km/hr. Even when they are stopping by to take the passenger in they are idling at 100 km/hr with brakes on. If the passenger says no, they immediately take their legs off the brake and they disappear at that speed. The Passenger witnesses a David Copperfield disappearing magic.

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]]> By: neo http://neoindian.org/2009/07/08/the-problem-with-extreme-moderation/#comment-2148 neo Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:17:33 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1688#comment-2148 Hi Vicki, The answer is 1 - let me explain. There is a temple* every 1km in India (it's not a law, but it's sort of like Starbucks - if you missed one, keep driving the next one is coming). Upon arrival in the vicinity of a temple, your 2 choices are: 1. Keep driving, ignore the temple and risk the wrath of the specific God that inhabits that temple - since God (like Mrs. Neo) can also be offended by the things you <em>didn't</em> do! 2. Drive at 1km/hour. Now you know everything you wanted to know about Indian traffic. -Neo * Not counting cows, which apparently are not as holy as they were once. I have seen many of them being rudely asked to vacate the middle of the road! Next thing you know, we'll be legalizing gay sex! Hi Vicki,

The answer is 1 – let me explain. There is a temple* every 1km in India (it’s not a law, but it’s sort of like Starbucks – if you missed one, keep driving the next one is coming).

Upon arrival in the vicinity of a temple, your 2 choices are:

1. Keep driving, ignore the temple and risk the wrath of the specific God that inhabits that temple – since God (like Mrs. Neo) can also be offended by the things you didn’t do!

2. Drive at 1km/hour.

Now you know everything you wanted to know about Indian traffic.

-Neo
* Not counting cows, which apparently are not as holy as they were once. I have seen many of them being rudely asked to vacate the middle of the road! Next thing you know, we’ll be legalizing gay sex!

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]]> By: Return to India myth #5: You and your kids will have lots of friends in India | neoIndian - Confessions of a newly returned Indian http://neoindian.org/2009/07/08/the-problem-with-extreme-moderation/#comment-2146 Return to India myth #5: You and your kids will have lots of friends in India | neoIndian - Confessions of a newly returned Indian Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:54:02 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1688#comment-2146 [...] The problem with extreme moderation [...] [...] The problem with extreme moderation [...]

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]]> By: Dinesh http://neoindian.org/2009/07/08/the-problem-with-extreme-moderation/#comment-2134 Dinesh Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:59:42 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1688#comment-2134 Religion: One - Can unite us at all level than Religion: None which only causes another division called "None". Religion: One – Can unite us at all level than Religion: None which only causes another division called “None”.

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]]> By: neo http://neoindian.org/2009/07/08/the-problem-with-extreme-moderation/#comment-2133 neo Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:34:26 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1688#comment-2133 Hi Joanne, Your point about irrelevance to my primary blog title is taken (although India is so steeped in tradition/culture/religion whatever, its sort of hard to escape it). And all of you can debate whether it should be called agnostic/secular/pseudo/disco/trance/applied-physics etc., I'll just stick with the following: "Religion: none". :-) -Neo Hi Joanne,

Your point about irrelevance to my primary blog title is taken (although India is so steeped in tradition/culture/religion whatever, its sort of hard to escape it).

And all of you can debate whether it should be called agnostic/secular/pseudo/disco/trance/applied-physics etc., I’ll just stick with the following: “Religion: none”. :-)

-Neo

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]]> By: Joanne http://neoindian.org/2009/07/08/the-problem-with-extreme-moderation/#comment-2132 Joanne Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:15:40 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1688#comment-2132 Neo, Thanks for the compliment about "one" of the nicest readers'!, I simply don't believe in hurling insults and expletives over the virtual world :) Just as someone was once confused on "so many levels" by the street planners and address-makers of Bengaluru, I am too, on many levels , by your blog post and replies !! For one, why this blog post on a R2Ish, really funny, filled with urbane wit blog column? There is almost no way that such a blog post, regardless of any funny references to desserts and alcohol, would generate any other type of discussions other than what is being posted. Unless of course, you are widening the scope of your blog (perhaps an atheism missionary??) , which would be a sad demise to the "original" Neo blog (IMHHHO)!! So, you are fundamentalist atheist/agnostic/non-believer/ :), maybe even a tinge of pseudo-secularist (is there such a thing as reverse pseudo-secularist) , eh, (I am referring to the "temple" reference, which I had assiduously desisted from pointing out, till now). Well, ok. Great. Or not great....or good for you. Whatever. So we agree to disagree on moderates, extremists, God, the word "God", and more :) Neo,

Thanks for the compliment about “one” of the nicest readers’!, I simply don’t believe in hurling insults and expletives over the virtual world :)

Just as someone was once confused on “so many levels” by the street planners and address-makers of Bengaluru, I am too, on many levels , by your blog post and replies !!
For one, why this blog post on a R2Ish, really funny, filled with urbane wit blog column?
There is almost no way that such a blog post, regardless of any funny references to desserts and alcohol, would generate any other type of discussions other than what is being posted.

Unless of course, you are widening the scope of your blog (perhaps an atheism missionary??) , which would be a sad demise to the “original” Neo blog (IMHHHO)!!

So, you are fundamentalist atheist/agnostic/non-believer/ :) , maybe even a tinge of pseudo-secularist (is there such a thing as reverse pseudo-secularist) , eh, (I am referring to the “temple” reference, which I had assiduously desisted from pointing out, till now). Well, ok. Great. Or not great….or good for you. Whatever.

So we agree to disagree on moderates, extremists, God, the word “God”, and more :)

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]]> By: neo http://neoindian.org/2009/07/08/the-problem-with-extreme-moderation/#comment-2127 neo Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:14:58 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1688#comment-2127 Gorigirl, You forgot Procrasteneists - Those (like gauri above?) who are atheists, but are putting off admitting it. :-) -Neo Gorigirl,

You forgot Procrasteneists – Those (like gauri above?) who are atheists, but are putting off admitting it. :-)

-Neo

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