Originally posted by karoly aczel Maybe when I wa like 15 I wouldv'e 'hated' a bully or whatever, but not these days.
but if that bully couldn't have beaten or humiliated you, would you still have hated him? would it still be hate or simply dislike, pity, maybe even repulsion towards a petty person? and if so, what changed the sentiment of hate into the latters? could it have been that fear was gone and only thing left was the knowledge the bully is an unlikeable individual?
Originally posted by Zahlanzi it is alright you don't have to explain. i understand and totally feel for you.
Great. We now have an understanding. I hope you can refrain from butting in my exchanges with other posters when all you have to say are trite comments.
Originally posted by Palynka Great. We now have an understanding. I hope you can refrain from butting in my exchanges with other posters when all you have to say are trite comments.
not what i meant but yes, this conversation should end. thank you for being so civilised and considerate.
/sarcasm
edit: exchanges with other posters? what exchanges? you simply argued with him (wrongly) about whether his post makes sense or not. in fact you haven't contributed anything to this thread. but congratulations. your trolling gets better, you tricked me into responding.
Originally posted by Zahlanzi but if that bully couldn't have beaten or humiliated you, would you still have hated him? would it still be hate or simply dislike, pity, maybe even repulsion towards a petty person? and if so, what changed the sentiment of hate into the latters? could it have been that fear was gone and only thing left was the knowledge the bully is an unlikeable individual?
Originally posted by karoly aczel I dont hate anyone. I do however dislike some people. Is there a difference?
I interpret this pragmatically to be a question about how we might distinguish extreme dislike and hate. Is that right?
In other words, you think that you don't hate anybody, but reflecting on the fact that you do dislike some people, you wonder whether you might be mistaken and that some of your more extreme dislikes actually amount to hatred?
Originally posted by Lord Shark I interpret this pragmatically to be a question about how we might distinguish extreme dislike and hate. Is that right?
In other words, you think that you don't hate anybody, but reflecting on the fact that you do dislike some people, you wonder whether you might be mistaken and that some of your more extreme dislikes actually amount to hatred?
Thats a pretty good interpretation of my quandry. Would you say that my actions,(derived from my thoughts), towards someone I dislike would indicate wether I'm leaning towards hate or dislike?
Originally posted by karoly aczel Thats a pretty good interpretation of my quandry. Would you say that my actions,(derived from my thoughts), towards someone I dislike would indicate wether I'm leaning towards hate or dislike?
Yes, I think that often actions are good way to discern the nature of a propositional attitude.
Originally posted by Lord Shark Yes, I think that often actions are good way to discern the nature of a propositional attitude.
Yes, but not always.
I have the sort of nature that lets my thoughts turn into words and actions as directly as possible. Some others let their thoughts build up(supress them).
Do you think hate leads to anger,(I'm assuming you do), and that the subsequent anger leads to memory loss? I have observed this phenomena many times and often wonder why people let themselves continue with the ensuing vicious circle(s)?
But one question at a time,eh? 🙂