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*shudders* I wholeheartedly concur...never in a million years. You know, that is quite frightening that you fit all of my criteria.....hmmm....do you happen to have a twin out there? Or...maybe just a good friend that's like you? What am I saying, I know most of your friends...heh heh...oh well, life goes on. *winks*
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But Dani it is impossible to look any argument objectively. Personal opinon always colors one's point of view, perhaps you can look at an argument with relative objectivity, or perhaps keep an open mind, but total objectivity is impossible.
*Getting off his high horse*
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White Star: Uh...Dani didn't write that, I did. And I am well aware that it isn't possible to be completely objective all the time. In fact, it's next to impossible to possess all of those qualities all the time, but maturity is being consciously AWARE that you should be that way, even when you're not, and TRY to do so.
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Cripes! I pass Tora's Maturity checklist. Now if I could only act my age! haha.
Then again, any woman entering a relationship with me must put up with my musical tastes, tastes that are oriented around metal. She must also put up with my occasional need to make noise--loud noise--on my guitar.
Did I actually use the word "cripes"?
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One cannot be a good agent of chaos if one doesn't make chaotic mistakes.
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I was WONDERING what I said about objectivity...*o_O* Don't try to confuse me, it's still early enough in the day to tell me I said something and I'd probably beleive you. *LOL*
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No Dani you didn't say anything about objectivity, what I was referring to was this statement in Tora's post:
"able to, in a debate, look at other people's argument objectively"
So, Dani, you didn't say it, "I am sorry" (well not really ).
"Look what you have done now."
"Yes, master."
"Well Mr. HMS White Star, so called agent of Chaos you did again, instead of causing chaos on the internet by pointing out everyone's mistakes, you make your own, what do have say about yourself."
"I am sorry."
"Good now go clean your room and think about want you have done wrong."
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I meet all of Tora's criteria EXCEPT the first, in that I because I believe that all people are inherently different, I do not believe all people are inherently equal. For example, I cannot bench-press 200 lbs. Therefore I do not equal someone who can.
I do, however, believe all people are deserving of a chance. (Not I said A chance, not a SECOND chance.) I never hate someone I don't know personally, and I generally will not discriminate against people on the basis of any of the qualities expressed above, with two exceptions:
1.) I judge people based on their behaviour. If someone has behaved deplorably in the past, I tend to expect them to behave deplorably in the future, or at least to be more susceptible to succumb to that temptation. However, I tend to forget this after a while, and end up treating them normally. If they DO succumb, though, I deem my judgement adequate.
2.) By my nature, I tend to treat the very religious in the same manner in which I would treat a child who believes the bogeyman is under his bed. (I've looked under the bed, and there wasn't anything _I_ could see.) I consider this somewhat of a failing, and am working to improve it. There's nothing inherently bad about believers. Not in small numbers, anyway.
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All I have to say is, 'Opposites Attract'. *L* Ryan and me are completely different people. We have almost no common intrests save for Star Trek. *LOL* But somehow we've stayed together for 1.5 years. *pause* Hmm - Perhaps it is a relationship of convenience. We are relatively content, don't want to go through the hassle of breaking up, don't want to go through the hassle of trying to find another partner, so we just stay together. *LMAO* Probably the only relationship of it's kind . . .
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First: In the first criterion I meant that all people should be TREATED equally and not judged by who they "appear" to be. And I have nothing against judging people by who they are and how they behave. Hey, I agree with you about religious people, but I don't assume that ALL religious people are like that.
Coddman: Let's just say it doesn't always work that way and leave it at that.
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, hell even an agent of Choas is allowed a mistake or two, right.
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