(August 3, 2016 at 10:00 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: I think some people are too sensitive. I play my part in trying to toughen them up, that's all. Nothing I do is done maliciously. I know how that sounds. It's who I am, nevertheless. Sorry?
No need to apologize. It's just that if that truly is your intention, you should think about trying to tailor your message accordingly, because just belittling people isn't going to make them less sensitive. It's going to make people less likely to take what you have to say seriously.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
