Pete, you know full well that the only thing I said I 'believed' in was the 'real' celebration I enjoyed at a certain folk festival and village festival. This was in kind rebuttal to your belief that no such thing exists.

That prompted your further flat declarations that it was all fakery and 'parlour pagans', effectively denying my comments. Whilst yours is an annoying and possibly insulting method of discussion , I certainly wasn't threatened. You must get this all the time?

My attempt to show you that people who celebrate a seasonal festival are not *all* fake or parlour pagans seems to have short-circuited your brain.

And you now claim you are threatening my 'beliefs'?

Considering my whole argument was to attempt show that your flat statements were provably false (not to demonstrate my 'beliefs') - it's not only rich to suggest such a thing but equally as ridiculous as your calling me an 'Iman' (sic) for daring show an alternative to *your * beliefs about other people.

They do say the thief is always afraid of being robbed...your beliefs about people you don't know remain intact I hope.

"I am not an authority on anything."

Congratulations, that was my point.

PeterH: "no Cherokee believes what his father believes."

Now, to be such an authority and *not* own up to it must take enormous humility ;-)

"How silly and how can you possibly interpret my comments as an accusation that you are a fake?"

Maybe it was one like this:

morfe: 'Damn that May growth, that cyclical 'season' stuff, I could have sworn it was real!

PeterH: 'Its pretence, but if it works for you... enjoy it.'

You see how that works?

I'm not bothered that you doubt what you call my 'belief', but you doubting my personal veracity without good evidence is a whole 'nother thing.

I'm done!