[Mind's Eye] Re: ...a failure to communicate...

Hi, Lee! I've missed you and your point of view!

Yes- to what you wrote- plus we are living longer and our views may
harden along with our ateries...except our children experience their
own sagas so perhaps that's where we become more flexible and
sensitive to cultural changes- for love of them.

On Oct 27, 9:03 am, Lee Douglas <leerevdoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Rigsy,
>
> All good questions.
>
> A lack of self examination caused by many factors I would imagine.  As
> we grow older we do get a little umm set in out ways.  That is our
> ideas, principles, and beliefs are there, and continue to evolve the
> longer we continue to be.
>
> Given then a life's times worth of setting an idea, it becomes harder
> to reconise new data which may act to change that idea.  Hah I can say
> for sure that I have noticed this in me, but also, some people rarely
> or never examine their beliefs or ideals, or principles.
>
> Perhaps they do not belive they should, or do not relish the idea of
> doing so because of the possible changes to self or psyhcy?
>
> I guess all in all these are deep questions, with many causes, I would
> not be suppriesd if much of it turned out to be due to genetic
> propensity for emotional response.
>
> Hahah should we all strive to be a little bit 'normal' and a little
> bit socialpathic!?
>
> On Oct 10, 7:16 pm, "rigs...@yahoo.com" <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>
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> > I learned some more about my parent's generation while watching
> > "Prohibition"- a film by Ken Burns on PBS. A few more pieces to add to
> > the jigsaw. I can see why they tightened the reins, so to speak. Maybe
> > this is a factor between generations- sort of a see-saw- regarding
> > behavior, expectations, mores- but I think it also exisits between
> > classes and other distinctions within society.
>
> > What do you think?
>
> > Also- what about legalizing marijuana and other soft recreational
> > drugs and taxing them? Might be at least one boost to the ecomony/
> > revenue. If someone wants to over-do anything, they will, so are we
> > repeating the mistakes of Prohibition?
>
> > Why do you think people have emotional "blind spots"? Trauma or
> > ignorance...or both?- Hide quoted text -
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