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RE: Messages From The Dead
June 23, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Who gets to decide which kind of "respect" is intended?
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RE: Messages From The Dead
June 23, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Brian, of course.
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RE: Messages From The Dead
June 23, 2012 at 4:44 pm
(June 23, 2012 at 4:19 pm)Epimethean Wrote: Who gets to decide which kind of "respect" is intended?

No one. "Respect" is a "point of view" word so it will only mean what the person defines it for themselves, which is why I hate that word.

However, beyond our personal bias, our species DOES "value" lots of the same things. We value self, we value love, we value shelter, we value a means to survive, we value the right to complain and bitch about things we don't like.

"Respect" is merely protection of ego. While it can work in social structure, it does nothing to foster self introspection. "Respect" is the alpha male part of evolution. And there have been many horrible humans who have gained that "respect" at the cost of others.
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RE: Messages From The Dead
June 24, 2012 at 2:46 am
So we value other abstract concepts, some of which you do not hate (at present). Got it.
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