Commodore Remix

I don't think the Human Brain is capable of being neutral: as an information processing machine, it is forced to process whatever information comes into it: and can't help being affected by the content and presentation of that. The best you can ever hope for is that the person has enough APIs to be able to accept new data to modify the existing one.

Interestingly, Scott Adams of Dilbert fame reported a study in which people were asked to make up an opinion about something which they believed the opposite. Some time later, the opinion they made up became their actual opinion: i.e. they changed opinion. That worked because the people talked themselves into it. But people naturally resist having their opinions changed.

Most people are also exceedingly poor at validating their inputs: for instance, equal weight might be given to a scare story vs a scientific paper.

All of that pretty much means neutrality is out of the window, doesn't it? And therefore the best way to ensure people have a picture of the real you is to present them with an idealised version that doesn't piss them off

Chris

Global peace is not a possibility, when people make money from war...

Ironically, neutrality worked in the Cold War. Now it doesn't, without clearly defined "enemies" and ideologies.

I read that Scott Adams blog too.

You are making hints to a personality profile which leads to self-centered "righteousness" :

- The feeling to be one (or even the only one) to see all the injustice and (maybe) having the right answer...
- Thoughts born out of a burning desire for justice (revenge?)...
- Leading to a state of mind where you may think that sacrifices "for the greater good" have to be made.

In the end, this is the path down into the halls of fanaticism, hypocrisy and destruction.
Congrats, you started out being an all-gooder and ended being a baddy of the worst kind.

OK, I know: above is a worst case scenario.



If I see an adult kicking a kid around, I have difficulties to NOT slamming my fist into his face. Rounding up the bastard would be a comprehensible reaction (at least for me) but it would be utterly wrong to use the same bully methods as the offender.

You see, it's brings my chords of vengeance to sing but that's not justice squealing into my ears.

Pain. Fear. Hate.
Goods that shouldn't be shared BUT are given away in loads for free.

Wow! what a deep topic.

I can only go to speak as the person I am and I have faults as we all do.

Usually, I accept everyone regardless of what I hear. Everyone has a chance in life and for me every one has a chance to speak and to get on with me. I usually welcome everyone regardless of background or ways but usually end up wishing i hadn't been so open.

I generally don't see bad people. I see them as a person who ultimately I do not know and should be given a chance regardless of the fact or rumors that have been presented to me. I make my evaluations through my own judgement by first giving them the opportunity.

If they let me down I usually still give them another chance but after a while of constant disapointment i make the decision to say "Right, enough is enough! Off you go!" - That can take years but eventually it will come.

As for revenge and hate.. Those two traits i do not have.. I have NEVER hated anyone nor have i wanted to get revenge.. All i have is disapointment and a need to walk away from it.

tas wrote:As for revenge and hate.. Those two traits i do not have.. I have NEVER hated anyone nor have i wanted to get revenge.. All i have is disapointment and a need to walk away from it.

Well, everybody has his demons. Mine are feelings of revenge and hatred. White hot consuming hatred. Even if my mind tells me its wrong and it backfires every time I go berserk.
Maybe I'm just very bad at being vicious.