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Nietzsche on Madness in Groups

Madness is rare in individuals--but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule. -- Nietzsche

Decisions and Values

It?s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are. -- Roy Disney

Mill on Interest vs Belief

One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who only have an interest.? -- John Stuart Mill

Always and Never

Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use. -- Wendell Johnson

Adults Afraid of the Light

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when adults are afraid of the light. -- Plato

How Many Legs Does a Dog Have?

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg. --Abraham Lincoln, former President of USA

Stat on Youth and Moral Decision Making

A study released by Barna Research on February 12, 2002 found teens saying that few make their decisions based on the Bible, opting more often to making them by "what feels right." Only 7% (12% of those who claim to be born-again Christians) said that they make those decisions based on the Bible. By far the most popular basis for ethical and moral decisions was "whatever feels right or comfortable in that situation" chosen by 38% of those surveyed (34% of the Christians). Other popular responses included ?h Whatever will produce the most positive outcome for you personally (16% of all; 13% of Christians) ?h Values taught by your parents (10%) ?h Whatever will make the most people happy or create the least conflict (10% of all; 12% of Christians) ?h Whatever your family or friends would expect you to do (10% of all; 6% of Christians) Written by Steve Miller based on information from Americans Are Most Likely to Base Truth on Feelings, Feb. 12, 2002, from the Barna Site at http://www.barna.org/cgi-bin/PagePressRelease.asp?PressReleaseID=106&Reference=A

Changing Your Course

(The truth of this story, in a similar form, has been questioned. Since it's authenticity is questioned and we don't have a source, I'd introduce it as, "I heard a story about?) One night at sea, a ship?s captain saw what he thought were the lights of another ship heading toward him. He had his signalman blink to the other ship. ?Change your course 10 degrees south.? The reply came back, ?Change your course 10 degrees north.? The ship?s captain answered, ?I am a captain. Change your course south.? Another reply came back, ?Well, I?m a seaman first class. Change your course north.? The captain was mad now. "I said change your course south. I?m on a battleship.? To which the reply came back, ?And I say change your course north. I?m in a lighthouse.? The Point? God's truth is the lighthouse, an unchanging absolute. Unfortunately, most people try to argue from their own limited perspective that their circumstance is the exception.

How am I doing?

People most strenuously seek to evaluate performance by comparing themselves to others, not by using absolute standards. Leon Festinger

Faulkner on Knowing Where You Stand

I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problems with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded is to know where you yourself stand. That is, to have in words what you believe and are acting from. Famous author William Faulkner

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