Opinions @ MindSay

Sometimes when I hear that people resort to violence due to another group of people disagreeing with them, I just shake my head sadly. Debate is actually something I'm passionate about, because I love seeing the thoughts and inputs of other classmates who come from different backgrounds, states of mind, and experience. I have never been bothered by debate unless it degrades to mudslinging, or if the opposite side refuses to submit substantial reasons, which is usually not the case.

I love constantly questioning my morals and perceptions. Socrates has always been one of my favorite philosophers due to his belief in critical thought. I believe that a person who can truly debate is one who is open to allowing their beliefs to completely change from one minute to the next if given substantial evidence that they trust and resonate with. I have always allowed my beliefs to be swayed if I felt the person arguing had a valid point.

During my high school career, there were times when I was chastised for being so open-minded. There are those that tend to believe that just because I can change my mind easily I am simply living in the moment, and that I have no hard roots in my morals. The truth is I think that's rubbish. We are all constantly-changing organisms, down to our very body chemistry. To assault someone verbally or physically because they do not share your opinion seems odd to me.

Our base morals are given to us at a very early age, such as "Do not steal", "killing is wrong", and "drugs are bad". People in different situations have variations of these morals, but the basis usually remains intact. Now, these are the morals that most people, from the beginning of civilization, were instilled with. As modern day came about, we went from opinions on slavery, women's rights, medical insurance, etc etc etc.

Such beliefs are for the most part based on the time a person happened to be brought up in. Tolerance is something that has always been idealized, but ultimately difficult to attain. I cannot and will never be angry with someone for not believing that something like, say, gay marriage should not be allowed. My opinion may be that it should be, but those are my reasons fed by morals that I was raised on in California, where everyone is a little bit of everything, AND during the millennium. It is always a person's choice, and I will never be able to see what life is like through their eyes.

Philosophy revolves around the fact that there is an infinite amount of truths, and I wish that instead of everyone believing we have the only one, we would strive to understand the reason for those trillions of other truths. We all have methods to our madness, and we should take less time patronizing the side we don't understand and take more time to try to see WHY they believe what they do.

  *Sad Face*

Never mind! Turns our my corsett is 100% polyester and can only be dyed using special dyes and if I can't find any in town I can't do it. There's not enough time to have it shipped. Oh well... I liked the white too!

 

 

 

OK guys! Like I said, it's that time again and I need some opinions.  Should I dye that white corset Yellow???  I can't decide.  Here's what it would look like yellow.  Help... I have to do it soon if i'm gonna get it finished in time.  What do you guys think?

 

 

Homework- in technical writing my first assignment is to write a personal letter. It's due friday and I am so slow this morning I wonder if I will even get it done.(I will, I will)

Last night I had a very strange dream about being kidnapped and climbing down walls with big spiders on them-I snuck out for a street party (it was daylight at night) and couldn't get back to the side of town I started out. It was a pretty scary dream.

Reading opinions around Mindsay is kind of annoying. Why? Well when people who are watching or listening to the same exact thing you are don't process it like you did, it makes you wonder about the person! I mean, how does their mind work? How could they have heard what you heard, saw what you saw, and still think something totally different? This is the time of year when friendships are made or broken. It is all about politics. Can you still adore your friend who votes opposite you? Can you ignore political diatribes that completely oppose what you are thinking? It's hard to get away from in a blogging community. IRL you can just say HEY let's not talk politics!

Everybody has them.  Nobody has to like or agree with what you say and they have the right to say so. You in turn have the right to not like or agree with the person who disagreed with you.  See how it goes? It's like a vicious cycle. 

Free speech goes both ways. It isn't an invisible protective force field that protects you from other people's comments, nor is free speech violated because an individual blocks you or refuses to hear what you have to say.  If I heard Rush Limbaugh on the radio and turned to another station, I did not violate Rush's free speech, I simply chose to not listen to what he had to say.

Say what you want and say it how you want, but remember other people have the right to free speech, too. Of course people could be more civil to each other, but in the end, we can't control other people actions. We can only control our own.