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Tusko Member (Idle past 127 days) Posts: 615 From: London, UK Joined: |
I hoped someone would like that one!
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
I think an impartial reader would see the following as criticism, either in or out of context of his other remarks in that post:
You claim that your "heart went out to them", yet you didn't do squat about it. Did you ask one of the staff if there were any that would enjoy a conversation? We already know you did not try to talk to any of them. He denied that this was criticism. All he was saying, he said, was that I had missed a "golden opportunity." That, he says, is not criticism. When pressed on this point through numerous threads by Neurocycle, we start seeing another theme emerging:
Sure I disagree with robin about almost everything. As to what he did, he brought it up in a thread. It was not something solicited, but volunteered. He continues to bring them up. These threads are not started by others, but by robin. If he simply wants to speak, without anyone responding, then he can so indicate in the opening post and one of the admins will happily close the thread for him as soon as they see it. But when he brings these things up time after time, I assume, perhaps wrongly, that he is seeking a response. All I did was present an alternative series of actions. I believe this is a discussion board. When someone starts a thread usually it is to discuss the contents of the opening post. We got it the first time he started a "Poor Robin" thread and we get it this time. Why? Does robin want us to be honest or just to reinforce his position? Does he want us to be PC? The idea that emerges here in these last few remarks can be summed up as follows: If Robin doesn't want to be criticized, what did he start the thread for? Does he just want everyone to agree with him? I think an impartial reader will agree that this will not do. I (with the help of Neurocycle) wanted Jar to admit that he was criticizing me for not talking to the Vets. He has steadfastly refused to admit it. And then in these passages I've quoted he starts insinuating that I shouldn't complain about being criticized if I start a thread on the subject. I was just wanted him to admit that he was criticizing me, and then I wanted him to say why--that it violated, as I understand it, his moral code (presumably). But Jar doesn't care for the word "moral." It sounds too judgmental to him. So he subsititutes instead the word "right." In explaining his ideas, he says:
You don't try to be moral, you just try to do what is right. I think that "being moral" consists of doing "what is right." Jar wants to criticize me, in regard to the veterans, but he doesn't want to say he is criticizing me, because that would seem to be violating another rule he has vaguely in his mind about "not judging." His comments are very inconsistent. Edited by robinrohan, : No reason given. Edited by robinrohan, : typos
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jar Member (Idle past 420 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
Jar wants to criticize me, in regard to the veterans, but he doesn't want to say he is criticizing me, because that would seem to be violating another rule he has vaguely in his mind about "not judging." And where do you get the idea that I some rule about not judging? This just keeps getting funnier. What I have said is the moral systems are societal or personal. As long as your moral system does not negatively impact me then it is none of my business. Society will have some other set of morals and the society will enforce those for all. But we all judge. Judging is part of life. I just don't judge other folks personal moral set unless it somehow has a negative affect that I see as big enough to make me take some action. As to the morality of what you did at the VA hospital, why would I even care if it was moral or not? Honestly I really don't care if it was moral or immoral, it was just a great opportunity you missed. Your loss. That's about it. Wanna sing another verse of Poor Little Petunia? Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
But we all judge. Judging is part of life. Here's another inconsistency. You claim that your code is personal and applies only to you. But if that was the case, you wouldn't be able to judge anybody ever in a moral sense, because your rules would apply only to you. So your code is not just personal.
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jar Member (Idle past 420 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
it's the same as the last verse.
Robin quotemines this statement:
But we all judge. Judging is part of life. And then goes one to assert:
quote: What I actually said in Message 288 was:
And where do you get the idea that I some rule about not judging? This just keeps getting funnier. What I have said is the moral systems are societal or personal. As long as your moral system does not negatively impact me then it is none of my business. Society will have some other set of morals and the society will enforce those for all. But we all judge. Judging is part of life. I just don't judge other folks personal moral set unless it somehow has a negative affect that I see as big enough to make me take some action. As to the morality of what you did at the VA hospital, why would I even care if it was moral or not? Honestly I really don't care if it was moral or immoral, it was just a great opportunity you missed. Your loss. That's about it. Wanna sing another verse of Poor Little Petunia? Your tale about your trip to the VA Hospital had othing to do with morals. All I said was that you missed a great opportunity. I have never expressed a position on whether it was moral or immoral. I really don't even care. You are wrong though in saying that just because morals might be personal I cannot judge someone elses morals. Of course I can. I can't really imagine where it might come up unless something in the other persons moral system negatively impacted me. Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
You are wrong though in saying that just because morals might be personal I cannot judge someone elses morals. Of course I can That's not what you said before. You said this:
Robin, that is my moral code™, something I have to live with. I do not and TTBOMK have not said, that anyone else should live by my moral code™. They can't. They are not me. You can no more be me than I could be you.
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jar Member (Idle past 420 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
Sorry robin but I still don't see the conflict. Where is there any conflict between those two statements? Of course I can judge someone elses morals. But I also don't expect them to live by my moral code™.
And what is it with you quotemining without providing the links to the posts where they originate? What is your need to hide the content and context of what folk say? How come you do not include links or even the rest of the piece you did quotemine? For example in Message 290 I said:
You are wrong though in saying that just because morals might be personal I cannot judge someone elses morals. Of course I can. {next section left out by Robin} I can't really imagine where it might come up unless something in the other persons moral system negatively impacted me. And where do you get the idea that I some rule about not judging? This just keeps getting funnier. What I have said is the moral systems are societal or personal. As long as your moral system does not negatively impact me then it is none of my business. Society will have some other set of morals and the society will enforce those for all. But we all judge. Judging is part of life. I just don't judge other folks personal moral set unless it somehow has a negative affect that I see as big enough to make me take some action. As to the morality of what you did at the VA hospital, why would I even care if it was moral or not? Honestly I really don't care if it was moral or immoral, it was just a great opportunity you missed. Your loss. That's about it. Wanna sing another verse of Poor Little Petunia? That goes into some detail of when I would judge someones morals. That is entirely different than my expecting them to live by my morals. Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
Sorry robin but I still don't see the conflict. Where is there any conflict between those two statements? Of course I can judge someone elses morals. But I also don't expect them to live by my moral code™. If you judge them, then you are saying they ought to live by your moral code. It's not about "expecting." It's about judging them for not living up to your moral rules. You are saying, "This person violated my moral rules." We all do this. I also have my moral code. And you have violated one of my most important rules.
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jar Member (Idle past 420 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
Still quotemining I see.
If anyone is still reading this thread you can Message 292 for the context of the snippet Robin quoted and all the additional material he left out. Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
Still quotemining I see. I don't think I've done that, but you are guilty of a GRAVE SIN: You are guilty of intellectual dishonesty. Edited by robinrohan, : No reason given.
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jar Member (Idle past 420 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
Okay.
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
Okay Yeah, well, you don't care about the truth, but I do. The truth is what guides me through life. But you don't care about that sort of thing. You're interested in being PC and presenting Christianity as PC. Christianity is not PC, Jar. But you don't care about that. You want things to be nice. So do I, but that is not how life is. Contrary to your birds and flowers concept, life is hard. That's what I was trying to illustrate with the Veterans example. And no, we are not these great unselfish people. We--you and I---are quite selfish. You don't care about the central issue of any religion--the fact of human suffering--you just dismiss it and call it "natural." But it cannot be dismisssed in that fashion. And you think I'm a jackass for even bringing the matter up. How dare I suggest that people suffer!
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purpledawn Member (Idle past 3483 days) Posts: 4453 From: Indiana Joined: |
What you have failed to notice all through these several threads, is that your initial response didn't really evoke negative responses. It was your subsequent responses that brought the negative responses.
"Peshat is what I say and derash is what you say." --Nehama Leibowitz
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purpledawn Member (Idle past 3483 days) Posts: 4453 From: Indiana Joined: |
quote:How many verses are there to that song? "Peshat is what I say and derash is what you say." --Nehama Leibowitz
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