And so, posting and telling people about what is involved is doing nothing? I didn't even know how IVF worked until I investigated things during the debate over stem cells. How many people never realized? How many people would change how they live their lives if they knew?
Your definition of regret is nihilism. It removes even the impact of changing one's future decisions. It's a giant shrug that dismisses all effort. Even other people's efforts.
Hate is not the opposite of love. Indifference is. You would not only not do anything yourself, but tell others that there's no point in being upset, and so forestall anything they might do. If I or anybody else were to follow your advice, we'd all give up now and never do anything but consume and die.
Even the smallest impact is marked. God numbered the hairs on my head and counts every sparrow that falls. There are other people here already who have chosen not to use this method because of its moral implications. That is not much, but it is not nothing, either. Even the very small things are worth defending and celebrating, as much as the very big things.
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Date: 2006-05-11 08:49 pm (UTC)Your definition of regret is nihilism. It removes even the impact of changing one's future decisions. It's a giant shrug that dismisses all effort. Even other people's efforts.
Hate is not the opposite of love. Indifference is. You would not only not do anything yourself, but tell others that there's no point in being upset, and so forestall anything they might do. If I or anybody else were to follow your advice, we'd all give up now and never do anything but consume and die.
Even the smallest impact is marked. God numbered the hairs on my head and counts every sparrow that falls. There are other people here already who have chosen not to use this method because of its moral implications. That is not much, but it is not nothing, either. Even the very small things are worth defending and celebrating, as much as the very big things.