Suggestions for care and respect of Javanese and Balinese Keris.

nechesh · 12th July 2006, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BluErf

Eh ok, we all have our own worldviews, and our own 'Mt Meru' in our home state/country, so our perception of what's "normal" and accepted would differ.

Time to cool down a bit.

Kai Wee, maybe i'm missing something here, but this seems to me to be a very calm and cool discussion. Clearly Mudi was unclear as to the actual meaning of animism and how it applies to Indonesian culture and beliefs. It should also be clear that animism is not a belief that is embraced by many of the world religions. I was not attempting to set up a scale of what is "normal" or not, nor to say that one belief is somehow better than another. It's just a matter of what is. My own personal belief system leans towards animism. I guess maybe i'm not "normal", but you already knew that.

BluErf · 12th July 2006, 04:55 PM

Yep, it's still a pretty calm discussion now, but I thought there were signs of it starting to flare up, with views of what school of Islam Indonesia has.

Mark · 12th July 2006, 10:08 PM

Yes, everything is good now. However, we always need to be very sensitive when discussing cultural and religious issues, and respectful not only of other's beliefs, but also of their absolute right to hold an opinion or interpretation of their own beliefs, culture and history. It is not anyone's place to "correct" another person's understanding of their own culture or religion. So far, everyone has been doing this very well, so keep up the good work.

We also must be very sensitive to the fact that many of our members are not native English speakers (or more importantly, native English writers). This is the case with our new member Mudi, who is doing a fine job in patiently interpreting the lengthy and complicated posts in this thread, and participating in the discussion. Please be as patient with him.

12th July 2006, 04:55 PM	#2
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Yep, it's still a pretty calm discussion now, but I thought there were signs of it starting to flare up, with views of what school of Islam Indonesia has.

12th July 2006, 10:08 PM	#3
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Yes, everything is good now. However, we always need to be very sensitive when discussing cultural and religious issues, and respectful not only of other's beliefs, but also of their absolute right to hold an opinion or interpretation of their own beliefs, culture and history. It is not anyone's place to "correct" another person's understanding of their own culture or religion. So far, everyone has been doing this very well, so keep up the good work. We also must be very sensitive to the fact that many of our members are not native English speakers (or more importantly, native English writers). This is the case with our new member Mudi, who is doing a fine job in patiently interpreting the lengthy and complicated posts in this thread, and participating in the discussion. Please be as patient with him.