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originally posted by: TheConstruKctionofLight
"A fool and his money are soon parted"
The US populace were sold lies about 911 - they are paying billions for the quagmire that is the Middle East. Where is your outrage; or is Alex Jones dehydrated food more of a ethical issue for you?
originally posted by: TheConstruKctionofLight
So its only your brand of truth that should see the light of day?
originally posted by: daskakik
a reply to: bloodymarvelous
Maybe in utopia but in the real world if you flip someone off they may very well strike you, apply a piece of cold steel to your soft tissues or even send a bit of lead your way.
They may be wrong and society might even let them know that it is wrong but that isn't going to help you after the fact.
originally posted by: daskakik
a reply to: bloodymarvelous
In that sense they are the same. I never said he has that right, I said he might do it anyway.
originally posted by: Xenogears
Yes and he might even do it without provocation.
Beasts need to be dominated and subdued.
The birth of man led to the dominion of all the lesser beasts. Man being nothing but a higher class of animal will be subject to dominion of a higher force, once the birth of a superior species takes place.
originally posted by: daskakik
Beasts need to be dominated and subdued.
The birth of man led to the dominion of all the lesser beasts. Man being nothing but a higher class of animal will be subject to dominion of a higher force, once the birth of a superior species takes place.
Pretty irrelevant when the topic is how humans treat each other.
originally posted by: HarryJoy
In my mind anyone that would utilize their ability to say whatever they want. ...to say crude and offensive things is doing themselves and the world a tremendous disservice.
We only have to fully realize the power of the spoken word to realize the grave responsibility that accompanies the ability to speak ....and no....I will not claim that even I feel the full weight of that responsibility at this time. Nor will I say that I have not spoken a great deal of unnecessarily offensive words myself throughout my lifetime.
But even in my blinded and dulled state of being I realize that the effect of words goes far beyond the ears of those that hear them. Not only do unnecessarily offensive words pollute the minds of those that hear them. ..those coarse and crudely spoken words effect the very atmosphere of the world we live in.
I am convinced that EVERY word spoken contributes to the overall aura of the conscious energy field in which we function.
The Bible plainly says that we will be judged by EVERY word we speak.....and in fact goes on to say. ..even our idle words. This is a clear indication in my opinion that the effects of our words is much greater and further reaching then is commonly believed.
I fully believe that it is the undisciplined tongues of humanity that has established the patterns of violence and filthiness that plaques society.
So......say what you want but realize that those words will be back to haunt you and most likely in ways far worse than imagined.
That is why if you want to offend as you please, you need strength, enough as to be absolute.
originally posted by: HarryJoy
a reply to: bloodymarvelous
As I see it the primary purpose of speech is to convey information. If by the tone of my voice and the choice of my words I cause a person's emotions to be elevated to a point that they quit listening. ....how can I expect a good result?
I agree that in a perfect world no one should ever act violently because of what someone says to them. The reality is people are not perfect and a lot of people especially in today's society lack a high degree of self control. It would be very easy to provoke a person to violence with words.
There is such a thing as tact....and it is very useful when we want others to actually hear and understand what we are saying.....unfortunately it seems that today coarse and crude language is used to achieve some type of "street cred" as though it displays some type of honorable behaviour. The truth is....even the weakest person could start spouting off whatever pops into their mind.....if all they cared about was "unloading " on someone.
Wars could even be needlessly started by careless words and for all I know have been.... Again I'm not advocating that laws be created....just that people try to use good judgment and not speak in ways that create problems instead of solving them.
originally posted by: bloodymarvelous
I would place 99.999999999999999999999% of the fault on the listener. Maybe even 100%.