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Mondak · 06-27-2006, 04:24 PM

For what it is worth Analog, I wondered the same thing about ustwo's argument. When it comes down to it, I suspect it would be best to simply discard what he said since there is really nothing there. I mean:

1. There are people in this world (who are not on "Cops", stupid, cowards, pathetic, etc.) who should not have children.

2. Making the argument based on something like "You just have to trust me, it is the greatest thing ever, but you could never understand the evidence for it unless you are already a part of it" does not leave a lot of room for people in group #1 to make a healthy decision.

I named my kid "Wyatt" for this very reason. His name is a contraction of my favorite question which is "Why is that?". I figure that if I don't do a perfect job raising him, but the one thing he knows is never to trust people on blind faith (ustwo's argument is a great example) and instead to gather his own measurable evidence, the kid will be just fine.

As I said in my first post, I find most of the time people who are following something on blind faith (e.g. having kids is right, therefore I no longer need to question and also I never needed to question) react badly to those who are questioning whether this is the right thing for them or not. They take it as an indictment of their own decision rather than allowing it to be simply for those who are trying to make the choice.

06-27-2006, 04:24 PM	#49 (permalink)
Mondak Industrialist Location: Southern California	For what it is worth Analog, I wondered the same thing about ustwo's argument. When it comes down to it, I suspect it would be best to simply discard what he said since there is really nothing there. I mean: 1. There are people in this world (who are not on "Cops", stupid, cowards, pathetic, etc.) who should not have children. 2. Making the argument based on something like "You just have to trust me, it is the greatest thing ever, but you could never understand the evidence for it unless you are already a part of it" does not leave a lot of room for people in group #1 to make a healthy decision. I named my kid "Wyatt" for this very reason. His name is a contraction of my favorite question which is "Why is that?". I figure that if I don't do a perfect job raising him, but the one thing he knows is never to trust people on blind faith (ustwo's argument is a great example) and instead to gather his own measurable evidence, the kid will be just fine. As I said in my first post, I find most of the time people who are following something on blind faith (e.g. having kids is right, therefore I no longer need to question and also I never needed to question) react badly to those who are questioning whether this is the right thing for them or not. They take it as an indictment of their own decision rather than allowing it to be simply for those who are trying to make the choice. __________________ All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed Second, it is violently opposed and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860)