Tuesday 4 November 2003

  • Yet another take on what I discussed in my last entry:  frdangerous's Xanga Site - 5/8/2003 9:31:33 AM


    I stumbled on it while catching up on my backlog of subscriptions that occurred while working on CopperCon XXIII.  The reply by SaintMahone is an arguement I have heard over and over again.  And while I agree that subterfuge employed for a beneficial surprise is not bad, many people take the idea of good intent and take it too far.  Many were the conversations with friends, acquaintances, and strangers where people claimed that white lies were important to keep society together.  That white lies are neccessary to keep relationships healthy.  That white lies are needed to protect people from pain.  Bullcrap. 


    One of the problems with our society is that accountability has become an anathema.  Worse, we're teaching the next generation these habits in their most formative years.  It's funny, but I don't have kids.  I don't look to have any prospects of having kids in any forseeable future.  Yet, I worry about our next generation as if I did.  Maybe its a sign of my age.  I dunno.  But it seems to me like its a form of ethical, spiritual, and moral child abuse.


    We need to reinforce the fact that lying, stealing, cheating, littering, et cetera is wrong, and that we won't tolerate their social acceptance anymore.  Who's with me?


    Mmmm....I haven't had crunchy peanut butter and saltines since I was a kid.  What was I thinking by depriving me of this great late night snack?  Later daddy-os.  One of these days I'll finish up my gaming recaps.....

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Comments (2)

  • Amen to your comments about littering, etc. I need to stop trying to put poignant thoughts on other people's weblogs and start putting them on my own site! Heh. So I guess I'll go do that now!

  • Nicely said.  I pray every day that Ben and I are able to teach our children that truth is indeed absolute, and all the greys and white lies in life are the makings of the sinful nature of man--our need to try to make pretty the fact that we fall so short of God's plan for our lives!  If only people would realize that the best way to make yourself comfortable with the facts of the inner sinful nature we all have is to accept God's endless mercy and grace and make peace with the fact that if God can love us past all that, then we should be able to love one another past it too...

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