I'm saying: 1. it's better to understand who and what you're dealing with, especially when it's a mortal adversary whom you might have to fight to the death;

I'm saying: 1. it's better to understand who and what you're dealing with, especially when it's a mortal adversary whom you might have to fight to the death; 2. the older I get, the less judgmental I get about other people personally, because I really do believe everybody does the best they know how --- and that's true even though very often I don't accept (and might be more than willing to fight against) what they regard as "the best"; and 3. I'm mindful of the words of a very wise, first-century Middle Eastern sage [1] who urged us to love our enemies [2]. [1] http://www.questioningchristian.com/2004/11/benjamin_frankl.html http://www.questioningchristian.com/2004/11/benjamin_frankl.... (self-cite). [2] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205:43-48 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205:43-...