Thread: I never know what to say about such things!

Originally Posted by gugi

as long as you stay within the guidelines for forum behavior. if you're unsure whether your posts fits them, it probably doesn't.

the above was in compliance with the g-doctrine on preemption

Thats a given gugi.

Originally Posted by JMS

Thats a given gugi.

yes, one would think so, but there's always history to learn from

Am I the only one who sees the irony here?

Pro Life Killer

Originally Posted by cybrok

Am I the only one who sees the irony here?

Pro Life Killer

Exactly my point!
You could say he is saving lives by killing one life but is it really up to him.
I suspect some people need excuses to do as they wish to do. This point was brought home to me at a young age. I was chopping firewood with an axe in the woods around our house in Northern California when a big snake came out of the brush and began to chase me. My father called these snakes Bull snakes. I had seen plenty of rattlers and killed a few for food and skin before this so I knew it wasn't a rattler. I ran for about 3 or 4 steps and then turned and brought my axe down upon his head. I told my father I was scared and killed the snake but he knew better. he said "No you weren't. You wanted to kill the snake." He was right. when I turned to face the snake there was little in the way of fear and I could've out run him or even picked him up with a stick and tossed him aside but I chose to kill the poor creature and then proceeded to lie to myself and my father, to further convince myself of the rightness of my action.

Originally Posted by JMS

he said "No you weren't. You wanted to kill the snake."

This is probably the most relevant comment so far.

People do what they want to do. The justifications they give are just the motives.

This is even true of good people who are motivated to do good things. But that's another discussion.

Originally Posted by JMS

...I told my father I was scared and killed the snake but he knew better. he said "No you weren't. You wanted to kill the snake." He was right. when I turned to face the snake there was little in the way of fear...but I chose to kill the poor creature and then proceeded to lie to myself and my father, to further convince myself of the rightness of my action.

Your father was a pretty smart man, and he clearly helped to make you a very self-aware person.


People do what they do because of emotion and then rationalize it with their intellect.