do not suggest that all buses require separation but I do respect those who would like to avoid the contact if possible.
contact?
I thought that there could be a way to satisfy all parties. I believe the Rabbis recently said that it was permissible for private buses to cater to those who want to ride without seeing women.
What private buses are there? The incidents are taking place on public buses. There are also some rabbis who thought egged buses should be switched to separate seating, but egged does not agree to that.
I want to protect the ability for men to be able to avoid being tempted to think thoughts which lead to sin. I know you don't agree with me on these laws
Wrong. I agree on the actual laws. Not new made-up stringencies which have nothing to do w the subject.
but there exist a lot of Jewish law to prevent contact between the sexes,
bus seating was never one of them. Are you a reformist? CONTACT does not happen from mixed bus seating, and in fact the issue proponents of separate seating are pushing is not CONTACT but actually that they will be tempted to LOOK at women.
Did you know that if women sit in the back of the bus, men can still be tempted to look at them from a little bit in front? Did you know men could stare at women who are at the bus stop while the bus pulls up? Did you know men could still watch the women as they get on the bus?
You cannot ban temptation or ban improper men. If one cannot control himself, then do not go out and do not walk on the street - don't try to abuse everyone else.
and a lot of sages whose wisdom indicate that such thoughts are not good for the soul of a Jew.
what thoughts do you refer to and how do we ban thoughts? How can seating in halves of buses prevent thoughts?
As you saw from my response to Tag Mahir I was satisfied with his explanation of what you said. You may have more knowledge of what happened but that doesn't necessarily give you permission to act in such a hostile manner with me. I am not your enemy and I do not seek to discredit your opinion...
. I know you are not my "enemy" but this is disingenuous. You very often manage to morph what I'm saying into something completely different and then act like I am opposed to basic laws of Judaism by putting words into my mouth that I did not say. How can you not expect a bit of hostility in response to that, especially when it happens so many times. Quite frankly I really tried to limit hostility in my responses and actually I called upon you to get serious rather than to belabor what you were doing, how it was wrong, etc (or to ridicule it God forbid). So what did you find hostile?
I will add that observance of these laws may be a strict interpretation but still I respect that opinion..
I don't respect those who try to force it on others. Religious Jews like you and me are also their victims, not just some chiloni or feminista.