justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/09/12 at 12:21:54:Well,, then I have to ask, is principle insufficient? Are some thngs not just wrong? I have Principles, I believe in certain things, & when there is a program that supposedly "Provides goods or services" that is in conflict with what my principles dictate is right, I oppose that program, Can all programs that are born in wrong thinking just be eliminated today? No, We have several things going that we have to continue, but we could start working away from them, SS, food stamps come to mind, But for now, we have them,, & considering the direction of the nation, I dont see them going away until the country goes bust.
I don't get that either. Principles are just solid theories. Truths that are safe to generalize. Natural laws. There is no "principle alone," all principles are formed through repeated observation of actions and consequences.
When I was a kid, I smacked my hand on a concrete floor and it stung. Then I smacked my hand on a brick wall and that also stung. Hmmm, almost as if
in principle, my hand will sting if I smack it into a rigid object. Well go ahead and dislike me for adopting that principle and disliking the idea of smacking my hand onto say, a metal plate.
Perhaps arteacher means an incorrect principle that one was told, and never learned it was false because he never tested it out for himself. Yes, that is annoying when people take wrong principles at face value and run with them.
And yeah, those rotten oranges!