dimreepr

How long will that cultural reference last?

You may not intend to be hurtful and cite outliers as an excuse, but it's not a reason. Should we seriously consider this? If it's a reason to be offended, then yes; are you in a position to determine that?

A friend of mine once said "never go to the next lesson, until you've understood the last"; IOW don't rush it, you can only build on a solid foundation...

Indeed +1, it reminds me of "The catcher in the rye" something one has to grow out of.

How often does the written word, confuse the message? Is it so surprising Socrates, refused to write?

He who is without sin, cast the first stone; it's not an internet thing, it's a people thing. "My parent's slapped me and I turned out OK" is oft lamented and seldom understood; my father slapped me once, because I was seriously taking the piss (he sent me to bed for being naughty, but I knew he'd cool down and let me watch my favourite program, so I didn't even put on my PJ's), I understood the lesson. My mother never raised a hand to me, but when she thought I'd nicked a fiver from her purse, she called the police. There's many paths to nirvana, indifference isn't one of them...

We all follow a hero, just don't look to close...

So often ignored... 😉

Hindsight, the only exact science...

A pain free lesson isn't about insulating everyone from suffering, it's about preparing them to accept their situation, A loving mother will slap the child if it tries to run into the road, and then immediately cover them with kiss'. The balance is love, not tough love. I don't think you're arrogant, I think you're misinformed and operating under that bias; I can't force you too understand the difference, that's the point. JP is trying to force an issue, he doesn't want to understand... I can guess, you had it worse than me?

Because you do listen, and say important thing's...

I don't know, I think you'd qualify...

Indeed; but wouldn't you want a pain free lesson?

Which one of the four is "more than others"?

Indeed, we've all had our share...

Then you have misinterpreted me, the more people who speak up about unfairness the bigger the base/middle; it's about being kinder to all people, even us whiney snowflakes. Indeed, a good preacher is trying to be a good teacher, including listening to his/her flock; toughen up isn't a good lesson.

The god of the gaps argument in reverse...

What's so wrong with a preacher?

How do you know?

I was, but I got better... 🤪

1938.Friedrich_Nietzsche

No worries, think of it this way; when you can easily refute my post, I'm probably drunk, when you can't I'm probably not. 😇

The god of the gaps argument. Indeed, but NDE's have been explained.

Are you posting drunk koti? When I do and read my nonsense the next day, I don't double-down to try and save face; I hold up my hand's. Indeed, respecting other peoples choice's, if it doesn't affect you, is a no brainer; "if you don't like gay marriage, don't marry a gay person."...😉

The reality is, the population we have today is growing in poor countries and not in rich countries; the rich countries have enough to make the poor countries climb out of poverty. Relative wealth isn't about making us all billionaire's, it's about making sure everyone has what they need to live, the equation is simple (you do the maths). If you have a better idea, I'd like to hear it.