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Re: Whatever

December 18 2002 at 9:22 AM
 


Response to Whatever

 

She says the dreidel is no more sacred than cards are now, but in the past it was used for seeing the future, and it was considered the place where the divine and the real world connect. Now they are used as tops for children. She then says that if the song is just about the toy, then it has no more meaning than "Jingle Bells". The implication is, I suspect, that the song isn't just about the dreidel as a toy, but about its history.

Finally, she stresses that her goal is that every opinion have a voice.

Personally, I'm getting the impression that everyone feels like they have to convince each other of their opinions, and if no one's mind is changed then there is no point in having a discussion. I was always told that the purpose of debate was for information and idea exchange, not for winning or even necessarily changing someone's mind. The spiteful attitude I keep seeing during these debates--or perhaps they are rightly called "arguments"--is very disenheartening. "Don't bother to talk to her because she never changes her mind" isn't a very nice thing to say, not to mention the fact that it's hypocritical. It indicates that you will never change your mind either.

 
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Or maybe... on Dec 18, 2:08 PM
   *takes Ryuu...*Tripathy on Dec 18, 4:46 PM
      Cecil would never take a day off! on Dec 18, 7:08 PM
         Re: Cecil would never take a day off!Chicken of The Sea on Dec 18, 7:46 PM
            Ah, but...Tripathy on Dec 18, 8:33 PM
      Thanks, Tripathy. on Dec 19, 8:17 PM
         Anytime, fellow Scorpio! ^_^Tripathy on Dec 19, 9:53 PM
            HoroscopesChicken of The Sea on Dec 19, 11:17 PM
               He he!Tripathy on Dec 20, 10:50 AM
               Hey, Chicken of the Sea...Art on Dec 20, 5:25 PM
                  Sorry, noChicken of the Sea on Dec 20, 8:09 PM
Re: Re: Whatever on Dec 18, 2:56 PM
Thanks CosleiaPal on Dec 19, 3:33 PM
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