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This topic was discussed briefly on another thread but I thought it deserved it's own thread.
So what is "important"? I would assume that depends solely on the perspective on the person being asked. Without personal bias, importance has no meaning. Only when we assign certain things or people worth do they become important.
So what is important to you and are you important?
I was asked if I thought I was important in comparison to the greater scheme of things.
I think that this question was asked with an underlying assumption that things have more or less worth based upon the premise of size or power or quantity.
What say you? Do such factors as size or power or quantity increase or decrease ones importance?
Originally posted by @tom-wolseyExactly! What is important to you?
Are we important.... to whom?
Additionally, are politicians more important because they can force us to do things?
Does power and might make us more important?
Originally posted by @whodeyOnly when we assign certain things or people worth do they become important. Whatever or whoever affects me or whose actions and ideas have an impact on me is important to me to varying degrees and, yes, I am important to some people in the same way.
So what is important to you and are you important?
Originally posted by @fmfYou’re important to me, Kiddo. And I know I’m important to you.
Only when we assign certain things or people worth do they become important. Whatever or whoever affects me or whose actions and ideas have an impact on me is important to me to varying degrees and, yes, I am important to some people in the same way.
More importantly, you’re important to God. You know the parable about the 99 sheep?
Originally posted by @whodeyIts an evaluation based on a desire to achieve a particular goal. So, it has subjective and objective components.
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So what is important to you and are you important?
What is important to me depends on what we're talking about. Same with whether I'm important or not. Btw I think 'importance' is is scalar and not binary.
Should I give examples? Maybe not, because I think you know all this already.
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Originally posted by @whodeyDepends on the desired goal. 🙂 (You understand 'the desired goal' implies also the particular source of that desire?)
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What say you? Do such factors as size or power or quantity increase or decrease ones importance?
Some people want to steal my stuff. I want them not to. If I lock my doors to keep the thief out but she's using my window to crawl in, well I thought locking my doors was important while the thief could hardly care less!
Originally posted by @romans1009You're a prophet! I find that to be pretty unimportant.
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Originally posted by @fmfSo someone's importance boils down to how they can effect you?
Only when we assign certain things or people worth do they become important. Whatever or whoever affects me or whose actions and ideas have an impact on me is important to me to varying degrees and, yes, I am important to some people in the same way.