I have discovered that life is much easier and more successful if one utilized the correct tool that is needed for a specific job. My purpose is to both provide and discover tools that can be used to navigate problems we discover and attempt to find resolution. There is an advertisement on TV where a person is working on a car and asks for a specific tool and is handed a feather. They proceed to try to fix the car with the feather.Old-Timer wrote: ↑11 Sep 2022, 19:52 Also, on a more personal note as one of the founding administrators, there is no way to prove these things logically that will work universally. They can be proven to ourselves, if we need that to happen, but, in this forum, one of our core guiding principles is that we do not seek to prove our point of view to other participants at the expense of or in opposition to their points of view. We do not seek “the one True answer” about anything. We support each other, which I do for you in this case by accepting that your “proof” is a valid expression of your own perspective, but if you are attempting to prove to the participants here that you are right and they are wrong, you are working against our mission.
I would love to have you continue to be part of this community, but we cannot and will not allow participation that opposes our mission. Please understand that and decide if you can support our mission. If so, you are welcome here; if not, we wish you success and support in another forum that fits your own needs better.
I have also discovered that if one employs logic they will come to logical conclusions. These conclusions can be compared to others that think they have come to a logical conclusion. Logical conclusions most always converge and seldom diverge. My wonderful wife loves to watch a particular channel on TV (Hallmark) where two individuals always follow the same formatted path to love. One particular saying that is often used in these presented dramas is “I must follow my heart”. Personally, whenever I have attempted to follow such advice, it has proven to be illogical, diverse and ineffective. If my personal experiences seem critical it is because for me such things do not work so well. If other are offended at my learning from my failures – the failure is likely mine for expressing or communicating incorrectly. But this seems to be what the logical purpose of this forum is trying to do.
As for the forum – I personally am never (no longer) angered by discussions. Even if words are critical and intended to be slanderous towards me. The reason is that in my experience, getting upset over what someone else has said – has never been beneficial to me. Having learned and experience this simple lesson – I am somewhat confused when it is rejected rather than considered – but that is the right of every person. To listen and accept what they want and reject what they will.
I would bring one other thought to this discussion – The scientific definition of intelligence is the ability to learn and modify behavior. I personally like that definition even though it is not of my making. I am not saying that it is right and I can prove it. I am offering it as a tool and food for thought. Because I have included it in my opinions of intelligent things, I realize that others can learn and modify their initial intended purpose as well as I can learn and modify my initial intended purpose in posting if we are intelligent. Not that I am right – but as another possibility to consider.