Video One: “What we know for sure is “speaking your truth” would have to be the same as “speaking THE truth,” …so why not just say that? The truth is the truth. Don’t qualify it. Can something be true for you and not true for me? Is the truth relative or is the truth fixed?…
Are you tolerant? You probably think so. But who is tolerant in America today? Is it those on the left, or those on the right? In this video, Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report analyzes this question and shares his experience. My Note: There are none more intolerant than the leftist who swear they are…
I didn’t post this to foster debates about which culture is better. I posted it to show that two people, whose viewpoints are quite different, can nonetheless engage in an intelligent, peaceful conversation. Remember, it’s cogent dialogue (not rioting, reviling, and shrieking) that moves us forward.
“Laura,” she told me matter-of-factly when I asked why we had bonded so quickly, “The Finnish don’t believe in talking bull[stuff].”
What she neglected to tell me, however, is that Finns think if there’s no important topic to discuss, there’s no conversation at all. In fact, one of their national sayings is ‘Silence is gold, talking is silver’.
Click BBC – Travel – How the Finnish survive without small talk for the rest of the article.
BNTE66 Helsinkis single line underground train at a station
Most anyone can be made to look foolish: By restating their position(s) in an incorrect, out of context, or otherwise misleading manner and then proceeding to knock-down such straw-men; or by… Interrupting them before they have an opportunity to finish their thought/sentence/argument, and then proceeding to refute that incomplete statement as if it represented the…
“There are many people who are of the opinion that it is better to be an introvert and not to waste your energies on other people. But the truth is that friendliness indicates inner courage and strength. It lets you be happy and makes others delighted. Friendly people are really strong because they know how…
Man… as a 4w5 / 5w4 dual-personality type, these two videos were really hard to hear at times. He does exaggerate at times, and I definitely disagree with him at times (especially on certain social/religious/political points), but honesty dictates that he is incredibly spot on in his overall assessment of the core types (though I…
Spiritual Wrestlings 