Cos, to answer ur Q about my evidence.........for all the ppl that ever had a "rough" or "bad" childhood, depending on what u went thru......u can either choose to live in that sort of lifestyle and repeat what uve "learned" growing up or choose to b better than that sort of behavior, but again depending on what u were exposed to as a child. i am one that had a "rough" childhood and i certainly have made a conscious effort to not behave or say or treat ppl the way i saw one particular person in my life behaving, saying and treating the ppl around them. if u have someone in ur life that treats u badly, its ur choice to put up with it or not, to stoop to their level and play their games or not. pretty much everything u do/say/and the way u behave is a choice as to whether or not u want to do/say/or behave in that manner. im not sure exactly what evidence ur lookin for.......u choose to have moral fiber, u choose to show ur dependibility at work by showing up and being on time, u choose to b ethical by doing the right thing, u choose to give 100% or try ur best, u choose to try to b healthy or have bad habits, etc. some things have to do with the kind of family u were raised in (ie>church), or how things were done in ur household or even how well ur family dynamic works, the lessons u were taught, the wisdom passed onto u from say father to son, or gma to grandkid...........u should already have the answer to this question Cos, u being a psych major in all. im sure u already have an opinion and that mine will count for next to nothing so im not sure y u bothered to seem interested.
on another note i would like to know what it is that everyone would like me to post about considering that when i talk about my dating life everyone gets on my shit, and when i talk about the everyday life sort of thing no one comments. look i post about shit cause i want a diff perspective on whats goin on. not necessarily b/c i really need or want the advice. i just look for a fresh set of eyes to the situation, maybe someone whos been there and done that. or can give me an inside look. my recent thought is that i wanna know if everyone thinks whether or not ppl can actually change. i know the ol cliche that "ppl dont change, situations change", tim seems to think that ppl cant unless its a huge thing (ie>a major accident might cause a speeder to slow down) its been my experience that u r what u r and that not much changes. what do u think????
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I'm interested in you opinion on free will because it is a major philosophical issue ... there really is no right answer ... I've heard very convincing arguments for either side ... those who argue that we do not have free will believe that we function according to a strict set of rules that govern what behavior we will engage in based on experience and learning rather than simply by choice .... and the other side of the argument is a lot like what you are saying, that man is not a machine and can "choose" his path ... i personally believe that we do have free will because of the occurrence of novel thought... i also don't think that we are as rational or predictable as machines even if one can account for the staggering level of complexity that makes up our experience
as for your dating life .. i don't think much of what i said was advice per se ... though it does present my point of view and i think its fairly clear what advice i would give if you asked
a book i highly suggest checking out is "illusions" by Richard Bach .... its really short and well written ... i like a lot of the philosophy he presents with the story ... you might too
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