05-09-2006, 05:00 PM
Griselda,May 9 2006, 07:53 AM Wrote:In general, using the word "retarded" in that context does not encourage people to have a favorable impression of you.
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Why?
Main Entry: re·tard·ed
Pronunciation: ri-'tär-d&d
Function: adjective
sometimes offensive : slow or limited in intellectual or emotional development or academic progress
Seems relatively benign to me.
Quote:It takes a lack of detailed understanding to miss the salient point that Scientology was made up by a Sci Fi author looking for his first million. I suggest you look into Operation Clambake. That might give you a hint at understanding the profound difference between a Faith and a Scam.
No need for me to google Operation Clambake - I am quite aware of how Scientology began. I am not going to open this can of worms however, because I'll step on some toes and some people will get pissed and it'll just be messy in general.
--Mith
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London