A scientist speaks

First of all I really wish some of the people who post here would calm
the hell down. I know we are in stressful times but a number of you,
honestly, seem like your near the deep end of the pool (without
flippers).


Now as for that really odd assertion that a scientist being more logical
would therefore be less emotional let me say I have heard some pretty
nutty things and this is up there.


The ability to reason while under strong emotion is not the same as no
emotion. I am a scientist and am one of the most emotional people I know
but reason and experience has taught me over decades that acting
precipitously does not gain good results no matter how strongly I feel
about something. In fact the stronger I feel the more I want good
results so I channel my emotion into logic and reason. I can't imagine
anyone who posts to this group being non-emotional. I find someone
grading ones level of caring as an inverse to how well one can think
pretty pathetic and maybe a bit transparent.


I honestly do not want to hear: that is not what I said/meant and I sure
don't want to read that is not what the op said/meant. The rancor is
getting tiresome. I know I am not the only one thinking this put I am
probably the least "popular" one thinking it and that means I have the
least to lose by offending and so I speak.

Think before you act/speak. It is a lot easier than taking it back
later.

sheesh!

"outsider" wrote in message
...

First of all I really wish some of the people who post here would calm
the hell down. I know we are in stressful times but a number of you,
honestly, seem like your near the deep end of the pool (without
flippers).


Now as for that really odd assertion that a scientist being more logical
would therefore be less emotional let me say I have heard some pretty
nutty things and this is up there.


The ability to reason while under strong emotion is not the same as no
emotion. I am a scientist and am one of the most emotional people I know
but reason and experience has taught me over decades that acting
precipitously does not gain good results no matter how strongly I feel
about something. In fact the stronger I feel the more I want good
results so I channel my emotion into logic and reason. I can't imagine
anyone who posts to this group being non-emotional. I find someone
grading ones level of caring as an inverse to how well one can think
pretty pathetic and maybe a bit transparent.


I honestly do not want to hear: that is not what I said/meant and I sure
don't want to read that is not what the op said/meant. The rancor is
getting tiresome. I know I am not the only one thinking this put I am
probably the least "popular" one thinking it and that means I have the
least to lose by offending and so I speak.

Think before you act/speak. It is a lot easier than taking it back
later.

sheesh!

And what a fine example of that you've given us here! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped

outsider wrote:

I can't imagine
anyone who posts to this group being non-emotional. I find someone
grading ones level of caring as an inverse to how well one can think
pretty pathetic and maybe a bit transparent.

This is an interesting comment, Andy. What do you mean by "transparent"?
What are you seeing through the tranparency? Do you mean that people
feel threatened by someone who is smarter than they are, so they have to
put them down by calling them uncaring?

I honestly do not want to hear: that is not what I said/meant

Sometimes there *are* misunderstandings, though. If someone really
didn't mean what you thought they meant, I think it's only fair that
you hear them out on that, after calling them on the carpet.

I do agree about the rancor, though. Don't know what's up with people
lately, but there's been a bit of mob mentality here lately. I can get
sucked into it myself, until someone reminds me that I don't really
have all the facts, so I should at least reserve judgement until I do.

--
Joyce ^..^

To email me, remove the XXX from my user name.

wrote in message
...
outsider wrote:

I can't imagine
anyone who posts to this group being non-emotional. I find someone
grading ones level of caring as an inverse to how well one can think
pretty pathetic and maybe a bit transparent.

This is an interesting comment, Andy. What do you mean by "transparent"?
What are you seeing through the tranparency? Do you mean that people
feel threatened by someone who is smarter than they are, so they have to
put them down by calling them uncaring?

I honestly do not want to hear: that is not what I said/meant

Sometimes there *are* misunderstandings, though. If someone really
didn't mean what you thought they meant, I think it's only fair that
you hear them out on that, after calling them on the carpet.

I do agree about the rancor, though. Don't know what's up with people
lately, but there's been a bit of mob mentality here lately. I can get
sucked into it myself, until someone reminds me that I don't really
have all the facts, so I should at least reserve judgement until I do.

--
Joyce ^..^

To email me, remove the XXX from my user name.

I am a firm believer in Words have no meaning with out the voice behind them

"Matthew" wrote in message
ng.com...

I am a firm believer in Words have no meaning with out the voice behind
them

So is that *all* of Usenet?

"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
"Matthew" wrote in message
ng.com...

I am a firm believer in Words have no meaning with out the voice behind
them

So is that *all* of Usenet?

Scary thought YES ;-)

"CatEyes" wrote in
:

"outsider" wrote in message
...

First of all I really wish some of the people who post here would
calm the hell down. I know we are in stressful times but a number of
you, honestly, seem like your near the deep end of the pool (without
flippers).


Now as for that really odd assertion that a scientist being more
logical would therefore be less emotional let me say I have heard
some pretty nutty things and this is up there.


The ability to reason while under strong emotion is not the same as
no emotion. I am a scientist and am one of the most emotional people
I know but reason and experience has taught me over decades that
acting precipitously does not gain good results no matter how
strongly I feel about something. In fact the stronger I feel the
more I want good results so I channel my emotion into logic and
reason. I can't imagine anyone who posts to this group being
non-emotional. I find someone grading ones level of caring as an
inverse to how well one can think pretty pathetic and maybe a bit
transparent.


I honestly do not want to hear: that is not what I said/meant and I
sure don't want to read that is not what the op said/meant. The
rancor is getting tiresome. I know I am not the only one thinking
this put I am probably the least "popular" one thinking it and that
means I have the least to lose by offending and so I speak.

Think before you act/speak. It is a lot easier than taking it back
later.

sheesh!

And what a fine example of that you've given us here! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped





And here we have the completely useless snide comment. Instead of
disagreeing and explaining why we have this.

wrote in news:49fa2259$0$1666
:

outsider wrote:

I can't imagine
anyone who posts to this group being non-emotional. I find someone
grading ones level of caring as an inverse to how well one can think
pretty pathetic and maybe a bit transparent.

This is an interesting comment, Andy. What do you mean by
"transparent"?
What are you seeing through the tranparency? Do you mean that people
feel threatened by someone who is smarter than they are, so they have
to
put them down by calling them uncaring?



No, but I wonder if there is a cloacked agenda in that comment.





I honestly do not want to hear: that is not what I said/meant

Sometimes there *are* misunderstandings, though. If someone really
didn't mean what you thought they meant, I think it's only fair that
you hear them out on that, after calling them on the carpet.


I was only speaking about this incident, the scientist comment.



I do agree about the rancor, though. Don't know what's up with people
lately, but there's been a bit of mob mentality here lately. I can get
sucked into it myself, until someone reminds me that I don't really
have all the facts, so I should at least reserve judgement until I do.

Matthew wrote:
"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
"Matthew" wrote in message
ng.com...

I am a firm believer in Words have no meaning with out the voice behind
them
So is that *all* of Usenet?

Scary thought YES ;-)

Matthew, please rethink that statement. There is "the good book" , lots of good books, and there is radio and television.

CatEyes wrote:
"outsider" wrote in message
...
First of all I really wish some of the people who post here would calm
the hell down. I know we are in stressful times but a number of you,
honestly, seem like your near the deep end of the pool (without
flippers).


Now as for that really odd assertion that a scientist being more logical
would therefore be less emotional let me say I have heard some pretty
nutty things and this is up there.


The ability to reason while under strong emotion is not the same as no
emotion. I am a scientist and am one of the most emotional people I know
but reason and experience has taught me over decades that acting
precipitously does not gain good results no matter how strongly I feel
about something. In fact the stronger I feel the more I want good
results so I channel my emotion into logic and reason. I can't imagine
anyone who posts to this group being non-emotional. I find someone
grading ones level of caring as an inverse to how well one can think
pretty pathetic and maybe a bit transparent.


I honestly do not want to hear: that is not what I said/meant and I sure
don't want to read that is not what the op said/meant. The rancor is
getting tiresome. I know I am not the only one thinking this put I am
probably the least "popular" one thinking it and that means I have the
least to lose by offending and so I speak.

Think before you act/speak. It is a lot easier than taking it back
later.

sheesh!

And what a fine example of that you've given us here! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped


Kind of proves the point, doesn't it Andy?