You do love your studies JG.
The story I posted was the tip of the iceberg. Clearly you have made up your mind that it doesn’t matter so enough of that.
As for not responding directly to queries, you are the master. Nuance is not you strength evidently. I won’t hold it against you but I won’t value your opinions any topic that you refuse to delve into either.You are the ultimate “pick and chooser”.
“The Catholic Church, in my opinion, is dead-on when it gives second-rate status to the divorced with children. ‘Avoidance of stigma’ is a great motivator for many of us weak humans.”
The problem is that it gives second rate status to innocent children in doing so. Avoidance of that might help to stimatized the children less.In the pimate world, many social structures more or less work. If we were not the most judgemental, hording and fearful of them, as reflected by religious people as well as the rest of us, many human social structures might allow individuals to relatively thrive as well.
Lost Kitty,
Thanks, I know I have a few unusual mental traits, to say the least, that lend to creativity. Unfortunately, for all things requiring intellectual productivity, I am cursed with a short span of attention and am doomed to being a one page wonder. I am mostly a physical person and relish doltih periods of monotony. Probably some kind of coping strategy:). I appreciate your genrosity with the compliments.
On adversity,: I am not sure it is a benefit to anyone. The productivity factor seemed negative in my family. I would rather have had a better time. I survived that’s all. Sometimes I imagine what I could have done with some support but I don’t dwell on it. If water seeks it’s own level judging from my friends and wife I am O.K.
I don’t want to sound mean but I am not “Liberal”.I really dislike labels. Siding with large masses of people generally isn’t my thing.I think it causes “brain rot” and emotional sterility, when it is not causing revolution. (I guess me and the unabomber have that in common :).) Not that I am saying you suffer from that at all. I am sure you are quite the thinker.Thanks again for your kindnesses.
Best wishes
BTW I also post some things just for the fun of it. like this”Siding with large masses of people generally isn’t my thing.I think it causes “brain rot” and emotional sterility, when it is not causing revolution.”. That said you can trust that your’s truly is being sincere when it matters.
This forum is a little like “toast masters” for me…just practice and experimentation with language andideas.For instance,now I can spell syntax correctly and own the word in my vocabulary. Same with demagoguery.
Have a great day.
