JLA, a workable list. But when these goods come in mutually exclusive actions or reactions? What then is good? When these actions are seen as the Bad set, rather than the Good set, how can we tell which is really good? When an action is misundertaken toward the good, but results are bad, or vice versa, what role does intention play? When we see who does the good and we call it bad, or vice versa, where then is good? Can a genuine fluke of the universe be considered bad or good?
A not-exhaustive list of questions, but enough to offer a glimpse into the variations of good that come between 'real' discussion. These must be explicitly pointed out in ourselves and in our corespondents or we miscommunicate.
BTW, btw, one does not come here for intense group therapy, nor [specifically] to cruise for deep friendships. Reading all of all's posts, because they are coy or 'witty', is a waste of time. Effective posting [like I'm an expert lol] brings what is needed to the thread, not the forum, not the website. As to rhetorical tools, I forbid nothing [although Go2Net thinks differently]. But overuse of accent tools, in lieu of meat and potatoes tools is, at best silly and wasteful, and at worst hurtful and destructive. The use of sniping, in particular, does nothing to further any debate, but only clears the field. |
