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RE: Being offended?
June 23, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Wish I could add more kudos to the above post.
Trying to update my sig ...
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RE: Being offended?
June 23, 2011 at 4:00 pm
If anyone wants a clear example of being ridiculously offended and over sensitive start
here at post 15.
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
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RE: Being offended?
June 23, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Discussion with religious family nut.
Me: Mary, if she even existed, was not a virgin.
Cousin: Your offending my religion!!
Me: Your religion offends my intelligence.
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RE: Being offended?
June 23, 2011 at 5:04 pm
There is nothing at all wrong with being offended. It gives us a sense of who we are and what we believe is wrong and right. No one is above being offended. It is all in how you handle it.
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RE: Being offended?
June 23, 2011 at 5:06 pm
(June 23, 2011 at 5:04 pm)Shell B Wrote: There is nothing at all wrong with being offended. It gives us a sense of who we are and what we believe is wrong and right. No one is above being offended. It is all in how you handle it.
Even though it was not explicitly stated, that was how I interpreted the point of this thread.
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
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RE: Being offended?
June 23, 2011 at 5:20 pm
I am not trying to say "You should not allow your self to be offended" I am merely stating that the only reason something is offensive, is because the "offendee" perceives it as offensive. The "offender" most likely states the offense because they themselves don't find it offensive. I'm sorry but some of you are missing the point.
-Only with the ultimate knowledge of all things will man have come to know himself. For things are but the boundaries of man. -> Friedrich Nietzsche