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I've even raped and killed a mountain panda in the hills of Shaanxi.
But these perks are beyond the point.
important words from steven pinker
important words from steven pinker
May
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6th
,
2006
06:14 pm
lauralh
A reason for doing something does not make it an excuse.
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Date:
2006-05-07 01:24 am (UTC)
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sisyphus.livejournal.com
Yeah, but Stephen Pinker is still an ass with bad hair.
oh, snap
Date:
2006-05-07 01:27 am (UTC)
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herbaliser.livejournal.com
HA YOU SHOULD TALK ABOUT BEING AN ASS WITH BAD HAIR DALLAS
Re: oh, snap
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2006-05-07 05:31 am (UTC)
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sisyphus.livejournal.com
I know...and without the Harvard job to go with it. I'm clearly still hurt about the bad things he said about me in the Crimson.
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2006-05-07 01:47 am (UTC)
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Likewise, an excuse is never a good reason.
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2006-05-07 07:25 pm (UTC)
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You make it sound like having excuses is important, somehow. Excuses are for wimps. People with reasons for what they do take responsibility for their actions.
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2006-05-07 07:27 pm (UTC)
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that wasn't the impression i meant; more like, just because someone has a reason for doing something doesn't excuse it.
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2006-05-08 08:59 pm (UTC)
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Explanations (reason for having done something) actually go farther, in my observation, than Justifications (an excuse).
Justifications trigger reactions in us to their attempt to justify, whereas a simple 'explanation' often places us in their pov.
;-b
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Date: 2006-05-07 01:24 am (UTC)oh, snap
Date: 2006-05-07 01:27 am (UTC)Re: oh, snap
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Date: 2006-05-07 01:47 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-05-07 07:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-08 08:59 pm (UTC)Justifications trigger reactions in us to their attempt to justify, whereas a simple 'explanation' often places us in their pov.
;-b