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Old 01-05-2024, 12:42 AM   #868 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
So you're saying that you are highly suggestible?
Yes, in a way. I'm willing to entertain ideas that have a coherent train of thought.

Have you decided if it's better to be correct, or effective in moving people generally in a positive direction?

I'm drawn to personality types like Socrates or Jesus where they just say things as they understand it, as precisely as can be described, and let others deal with their emotions about it.

On the dark side of that coin, I can also appreciate the opening line of The Departed where Jack says "I never wanted to be a product of my environment, I wanted my environment to be a product of me".

Both are a rejection of what is, and a substitution for what ought to be. One is sacrificial; the other highly susceptible to corruption.

Well, talking through that seems to clarify things, but I'm open to suggestion.
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