mererdog

Ok. Here's something more specific for you.... Is worshiping false idols wrong? Do people ever have a right to worship false idols? Does the fact that one should not perform an act mean that one should not be allowed to perform the act? I should not eat sugar. Does that mean I have no right to eat sugar? I grant you rights that the government does not,. Of course, that does you little good, as I have little ability to prevent you doing as you please....

I can relate to all but the word "quickly". I take it you're not a big believer in people trusting their guts? First instincts not usually right?

I did. What made you think I didn't?

I have a new favorite answer!

Do people ever have a right to do wrong?

Well, no. That was just the topic title. I asked about individual experiences regarding age and responsibility. It's a sort of bait and switch where I invite people into the shallow end of the pool and then try to drag them into the deep end with me. It is effective about .12% of the time.

I know the feeling. It does make me wonder, though, whether it is the ability to learn from making dumb decisions that mark the man who is responsible enough to make his own decisions...?

? I know many things that are deeply personal things. I know how old I was when I first had my heart broken, you know? Laws do not give straight answers to personal questions. They actually exist as a way to to use impersonal to avoid having to make an effort to answer personal questions. Or am I missing something? Nope.

Keep up the good work, murph.

So, your answer to the question is "I don't know"?

Who said I'm that old?

Since I asked each individual about their own experience, which sort of answer would best fit the question?

What's the difference? I can't and I doubt anyone else can. But I don't like telling people what they can't do, so

How old were you when you became responsible enough to make the important choices in your life?

"I don't care who started it. I'm ending it." - My Dad Really wish I had the power to lock this topic now....

Ever noticed how many sects claim to be the sole inheritor of Christ's legacy? I think there may be more than four.

That seems a bit blindly authoritarian for the ulc, but whatever floats yer boat....

The older I get, the more convinced I become that no one knows the answers to these questions, and that everyone who says otherwise is just trying to sell you something that isn't worth paying for. One of these days, i will decide whether that is sad or funny.

I suspect he'd have found it hilarious.

Prolly be easy to quit, though.....

Wish granted. So things have not spiraled completely out of control... not on trial for matricide, kids have not run away to join circuses, and you still like yourself enough to want to improve yourself. That is good to hear.Is your "tentative" plan to use the same basic approach to quitting?

bumpity

Oooo. That's what I want on my tombstone. "At least the lawyer knew hm"

That is true whether I act violently or not. It isn't as if violence guarantees success. That is true whether I act violently or not. It isn't as if violence guarantees success.