On the comments thread of my post "Rovin', " there's been an interesting debate in progress between Keith Augustine and some of our regular commenters. I've found it enjoyable to follow along.
There's no doubt it can be irritating to encounter someone who disagrees with one's own views, especially if those views are deeply held. On the other hand, it's worth remembering that the other person's views are just as deeply and sincerely held, and he may feel equally irritated by us!
Just today I was rereading Michael Tymn's excellent book The Articulate Dead, an overview of early studies in mediumship, and I came across a purportedly channeled quote from Claude's Book (1919), by L. Kelway-Bamber. The discarnate Claude, communicating to his mother, says of his afterlife environs:
What makes this place so interesting is the variety of the people in it, just as the [earthly] world is interesting for the same reason. It would be dull if human beings were all exactly of the same stereotyped pattern physically and mentally. I think that is what made the old idea of the conventional heaven so uninviting.
It's a commonplace thought, in a way, yet the truth it expresses is all too easily forgotten.
By the way, the complete text of Claude's Book is available in PDF form here.
I reviewed Michael Tymn's book here.