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Microdac is not always right, as a matter of fact, he is wrong frequently, but, he is willing to learn and be corrected. As you listen, do so with a crtical ear and be willing to share your views. Also, share this with friends.
Never dilute good feelings with doubt.
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This sounds good but it is only true if you, as a intelligent human being, have total control of your life and is well aware of the rewards and consequences of the results of those good feelings.
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Nietzsche was correct about the Slave morality vs the Master morality. Until we give ALL people the freedom to be fully educated, to express themselves freely, to be as enterprising as they wish, To pursue principles on ethics based on humanity (rather than morality based on politics and religion), To love freely, to celebrate their sexuality naturally (unabashed and without shame and guilt), to eradicate Hate and prejudice and to embrace without judgment then we will continue to be Slaves and Masters, Rich and Poor, Enlightened and the Ignorant. Yet, as human beings we must never give up the chance to do good each and every day. It is our duty to make this a better world each and every day to always embrace the opportunity to make even one person feel better about themselves by even the smallest act of a sincere smile.
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Hello! I'm a teenage girl (17) and found this podcast randomly, but I bet if my dad knew about it he'd send me the link in a heartbeat and beam you up a fruit basket or something, because this is the stuff he thinks I don't hear when he sits me down in private and rambles on about life and decision-making and what it means to be a good human/adult/woman.
You're right, I don't think any of my friends or peers would pay attention to a show like this. That has nothing to do with the show (the material's insightful, your tone is level--not too condescending, judgmental, or preachy), and a lot to do with the fact that they can't read/watch/listen to anything for over five minutes that isn't sexy, funny, dumb or otherwise edgy enough. Which might have been one of your points, but I've forgotten already.
About your four human needs, or whatever they're called. They seem right to me. A lot of it echoes what I've been told so far in my senior year of high school, which kind of pisses me off, because had I known this stuff before--say, three years ago--I wouldn't be in the kind-of emotional rut I'm in now.
For instance, I wish someone had made it clearer to me that public education today isn't really about being able to recognize the formula for a circle, and that it's more about learning to be around other people, and figuring out what kind of person you are--what your good and bad habits are, how to utilize those good traits, how to plan and set goals...even though the curriculum is important too, it's not as important as they made it out to be.
I wish I'd known earlier that religion is not required for someone to be a morally decent, spiritual human being.
I wish I'd known that, a lot of times, sex does not equal love does not equal marriage does not equal forever. Even now, I wish I could ignore every screwed up message that society insists on projecting, and stop feeling bad about myself for things I can't control (maybe even some things I can), so that I can focus on the love I have for my friends and family and people in general.
The fourth pillar, your cognitive one, will take me a long time to be able to understand and express in words. I feel like I'm just beginning to skim over what it is, exactly.
I'm probably not going to look up those women (even though I wrote down their names), just because I've heard of them before, maybe in class or flipping past the PBS channel, and don't feel like doing extra research before school starts up on Monday. I already know the basics about each of the three, and have a vague awareness of their importance to women throughout history. And really, in 2008, as long as I don't worship the likes of Paris or Britney, I think I've set myself straight idol-wise.
Sorry if this response was the most unbelievably lame and wishy-washy block of text to have appeared on the internet. It's officially 2:30 A.M. on my end, and your podcast, combined with my recent viewing of Juno (great movie), for some reason had me wanting to represent that imaginary audience of teenage girls you were talking to, who are too busy to listen to this show on account of they have the rest of their lives to screw up.
I guess I also just wanted to get these thoughts down somewhere away from the people I know in my life. There's no doubt I've grown up in a loving household, but it is also a household where adults still strike heavily solemn bargains with God (pray), and say things like "I won't call anyone a nigger as long as they don't act like one" and "It's okay if a person is gay as long as they don't flaunt their homosexuality in my face" without batting an eye. So, thanks.
I am so honored by your comments. They are insightful, and, more importantly, they are honest. That is the key to any relationship; casual or not. The secret of happiness, I think, is self-satisfaction; mentally, spiritually and physically. If teenagers knew this and practice it there would be less trauma and drama. And this self-satisfaction that I mention has nothing to do with other people's point of views. Others, it seems, simply convey WHAT they have been told, and simply ACT out their lives as they THINK they should. Your words should be read by every person in the world. Great job!