[robindch]

Originally Posted by tdawg

My point is that she was a writer and that is what she will be remembered as. Personally when I die I'd rather be remembered for my achievements, not for my belief of whether there is or isn't a god.

Originally Posted by tdawg

It mattered enough to create a thread about it.

Well, in all fairness, the bar for opening a new thread isn't set all that high hereabouts. Here's a thread from yesterday in which a guy, with a peculiar login and now sadly departed, wondered about pork and blasphemy in Dubai.

In any case, this forum is for the discussion of and about atheists and agnostics and things that interest them, so it's not unreasonable for this kind of topic to turn up in the first place. And anyhow, I wouldn't have thought that many forum regulars would be all that mad about Maeve Binchy's more mainstream output anyway.

[Dave!]

Originally Posted by tdawg

It mattered enough to create a thread about it. My point is that she was a writer and that is what she will be remembered as. Personally when I die I'd rather be remembered for my achievements, not for my belief of whether there is or isn't a god.

I almost find it disrespectful in the sense that I feel it comes across as if celebrating her for the fact she was a non-believer rather than for her work (I seem to remember a thread a bit-like that re:Steve Jobs). I am writing this as a 'non-believer' myself btw.

I think you're just looking for offense where none exists tbh. I may not have been familiar with her writing, but if you look in another forum, you'll see a thread I started where I say that Maeve Binchy's death has inspired me to try my hand at creative writing myself. And you'll see my first attempt too.

I've also posted here and on Facebook, and spoke to various people I know, about what a wonderfully warm and lovely woman she seems to have been, and how highly everyone speaks of her.

I may not celebrate her for her work, because I'm not familiar with it, but I celebrate her for her character, her philosophy on life, and her warm and loving nature.

[ninja900]

Originally Posted by Dave!

I think you're just looking for offense where none exists tbh.

If so, he/she is by no means alone... It's got to the stage where I just assume any new/low post count poster is a plant

[tdawg]

Originally Posted by ninja900

If so, he/she is by no means alone... It's got to the stage where I just assume any new/low post count poster is a plant

Cheers, this truly is a most welcoming place.

[Dades]

Originally Posted by tdawg

Cheers, this truly is a most welcoming place.

Ah, here now, your post received very clear replies none of which were anything but conversational (with the exception of the above, which is borne of recent frustrations, to be fair).

Don't be like that.

[ninja900]

Originally Posted by tdawg

Cheers, this truly is a most welcoming place.

Sorry if you got the impression my post was aimed at you (it did say IF you were seeking offence you wouldn't be alone.) I had other posters in mind... There is a lot of disruption of threads going on, stupid circular arguments that have been debunked 100 times already, repeated 'I'll pray for you' posts, even someone who pretended to want religion banned to see if anyone would agree with them (who failed miserably to get a bite, btw )