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amateurthomist
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I think I’m having a struggle with charity or rather a lack of it. I seem to find that the more I talk to people, the more I generally dislike human beings. I don’t know what it is. But the Internet is not helping. I suspect that if this doesn’t change within me, then I will need to leave all forums and chat together. There are many questions I could ask. The one off the top of my head is, “Why are people so touchy?” The second, I guess, is “why do people take things so personally?” I suppose they are really the same question. Its hard to get into specifics without turning it into gossip about different posts and different forums. But, in real life, I’m considered quite a nice, congenial fellow. Online, I don’t act much differently, except that perhaps I am more forthright, but never rude. I argue my views from logic, scripture, and tradition, yet I find in various discussions I am flamed and attacked. I don’t get it. So here are two questions I have.
1.) What does one do to fight off struggles against lack of charity when one is dealing with people online?
2.) In the end, is the overall effect of online forums and chatting positive or negative?
I used to go into Yahoo “christian” and “catholic” chat a lot but I can’t go there anymore. It seems like its just an overwhelmingly negative place to be. I find many posts on these forums here interesting and entertaining. But even so, I’ve noticed in places that people (including the moderators) seem to be a bit touchy about things. Now, I don’t know if I just broke a rule here but I’m sure I’ll find out if I did.
1.) What does one do to fight off struggles against lack of charity when one is dealing with people online?
2.) In the end, is the overall effect of online forums and chatting positive or negative?
I used to go into Yahoo “christian” and “catholic” chat a lot but I can’t go there anymore. It seems like its just an overwhelmingly negative place to be. I find many posts on these forums here interesting and entertaining. But even so, I’ve noticed in places that people (including the moderators) seem to be a bit touchy about things. Now, I don’t know if I just broke a rule here but I’m sure I’ll find out if I did.