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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E who wrote (2330)	10/23/2000 2:09:48 PM
From: cosmicforce	Respond to of 28931

Well, E, I've given this considerable thought. Many people don't think much. They can react but they don't consider. It scares the be-Jesus out of me when I think about it. I decided in my moral teachings to my kids, I would only emphasize consequences. All actions and choices have consequences. And some aren't obvious. I didn't want to be teaching them things like "don't show your ankles when you swim". That is pretty indefensible from a consequence point of view. I don't have to be in a position later where I defend some position which is not logical. The consequence may be as profound as "you might die" or as common sense as "people won't like you". What do I preach? Don't harm others. Avoid conflict. Don't take abuse. Don't take unnecessary risks. Respect people. Show compassion. All of these I think are timeless and won't be silly to them in 50 years. It would be hard for me to bluster about rebellious stuff because that is part of growing up. But choose wisely how you are going to rebel and make sure that a miscalculation doesn't leave you harmed or harm others.

To: E who wrote (2330)	10/23/2000 2:25:33 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 28931

I actually agree with YOU that a lot of it isn't conscious- that's why I said we absorb both the verbal and the non-verbal. I think we just know what society deems is "good" even if we don't know we know it. Most of us of course know we know SOMETHING about "good" and "bad" as society defines it for us- but I would argue at an unconscious level we are so socially wired that most of us exhibit very little variance from appropriate responses- and those of us that are inappropriate, even in small ways- like interrupting too much, or invading personal body space, or maintaining poor eye contact, are disciplined severely by society. In fact I think many of us don't know EXACTLY what society is defining as good- since most of us haven't extensively studied non-verbal communication. I have been- and I can tell you that what society really deems "good" (and thus rewards), is a bit different from the "good" that we give lip service to.