Forgive me for stealing the gusto of your post, but it seems I can't make a comment on an old post.
I am new here, and I can't help but think that some things are being over looked here.
Maybe everyone is already thinking this, so everyone feels that no one needs to say it (but isn't that exactly the "problem" this is discussing).
I absolutely disagree that generalizing from one example is a bad thing.
I do agree that people tend to make that idea permanent, rather than just taking it as a starting point.
We are human. We are living, remember, reactional beings. We are able to make quick decision because we are... (read 402 more words →)
Forgive me for stealing the gusto of your post, but it seems I can't make a comment on an old post. I am new here, and I can't help but think that some things are being over looked here.
Maybe everyone is already thinking this, so everyone feels that no one needs to say it (but isn't that exactly the "problem" this is discussing).
I absolutely disagree that generalizing from one example is a bad thing. I do agree that people tend to make that idea permanent, rather than just taking it as a starting point.
We are human. We are living, remember, reactional beings. We are able to make quick decision because we are... (read 402 more words →)