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Re: Re: FineYoungSinger - that, in fairness could be said of anyone
Yes there is a big difference. With the primary qualifiers differientiating the two being; adhering to facts and verifiable truths.
posted by
gomedome
on May 16, 2008 at 8:06 AM
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Re: FineYoungSinger - that, in fairness could be said of anyone
Sure, but there's a big difference between putting out issues in an effort to raise awareness and elevate consciousness and just putting stuff out there to spread an agenda of hatred, which I think you clarify in the second part of this comment.
If you demonize a person, isn't it easier to hate them? IMHO, hatred is the second most evil of energies that infects humanity--"evil" specifically meaning something dangerously harmful to the self and to others.
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FineYoungSinger
on May 16, 2008 at 5:53 AM
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FineYoungSinger - that, in fairness could be said of anyone
Including present company. (hey, I rehash the same old topics over and over again)
That self admission aside; The thing I find the most disturbing about those who declare and define enemies of their philosophies as real people, is how they ignore the obvious implications of what they are saying.
posted by
gomedome
on May 14, 2008 at 11:52 AM
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Re: FineYoungSinger - I would agree that the fear of being wrong is an element
"methinks [they] dost protest too much" comes to mind for some reason.
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FineYoungSinger
on May 14, 2008 at 11:21 AM
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I live my life and demonstrate my faith by my works. It is so difficult to understand why folks can't simply ascribe to brotherly love and live a life of goodness. The feminist movement is one that I have never gotten into but I was surprised by some of the points you cited. sam
posted by
sam444
on May 13, 2008 at 5:36 AM
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FineYoungSinger - I would agree that the fear of being wrong is an element
In some cases, probably the most significant aspect but we do seem to run into a lot of people that demonstrate a great degree of certainty in even the most nonsensical of their conclusions.
posted by
gomedome
on May 12, 2008 at 11:18 AM
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to answer the question:
What about "fear that they're wrong?"
posted by
FineYoungSinger
on May 12, 2008 at 11:13 AM
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