Ted, Ten, you have managed to string a bunch of words together that may seem important at least to you but have very little meaning for me.
I have often been accused of being too "black-n-white," that I can't see the gray areas. But there is wisdom in simplicity. In a complicated world whether the winds of truth continually change, it helps to have a simple, strong foundation.
Your "simple, strong foundation" is necessary when you don't have a strong moral compass.
In contrast, your "carefully crafted" positions are nothing more than a house of cards. The idea is that you try and account for all of the "nuances" of this world, but the problem is that 100% of your assumptions have to be correct. One false assumption and the whole house comes crashing down.
That's a crack up. I don't try to account for all the "nuances" in the world......not even close. BTW your fascination with certain words/and or phrases....in this case, nuance.......is hilarious. Moving on, I don't worry about the nuances........I simply look at the facts and the morality of a situation, and determine from there what my position will be.
I started developing the discipline in grad school when the most published and respected professor in the School took a position on an urban development project that I believed was wrong. When I told him in class my objections to his position, he threw me out of class and gave me a B for the course. BTW, in case you don't know, a 'B' in grad school is like a C at the undergrad. level. Five years later, my position was vindicated and the professor was proven wrong. Its from that point I learned to do my own thinking and come to my own conclusions. At first, it was hard but over time, it became easier......and rarely am I wrong even as others complain that I am......like you and harris.
And the reason why you criticize my position is because you don't understand and can't envision the process that gets me to that position. You keep it simple out of necessity and when it does get too complex you rely on others to tell you what's the right position. I don't think in your case you are intellectually lazy; rather I think you are afraid to make a mistake. Unfortunately for you, because your moral compass is a bit off, you have chosen to listen to the wrong side. ;-) |
