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Originally posted by Alxandro
Uh, to answer your question, yeah!
If one refuse to believe in God then yes they are evil, plain and simple.
Originally posted by Mer Ka Bah
What happened to just generally being nice to each other too?... I am mid twenties, and I make a point of being polite, warm and friendly to every human being and animal I encounter. I stop and talk to elderly people in the park, it doesn't hurt to spread a little love to each other, yet we seldom seem to do it.
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. ~Arthur Schopenhauer
Originally posted by intrepid
I'm agnostic and manners are damn important imo. It's about holding yourself above what today's life has been dealing to you.
That said, I'm apparently an "evil person."
manners,
a. the prevailing customs, ways of living, and habits of a people, class, period, etc.; mores: The novels of Jane Austen are concerned with the manners of her time.
b. ways of behaving with reference to polite standards; social comportment: That child has good manners.
decorum
1. dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
2. the quality or state of being decorous; orderliness; regularity.
3. Usually, decorums. an observance or requirement of polite society.
Originally posted by JaxonRoberts
When I was growing up (the 60's and 70's), manners were not an option. To not use expressions like 'please', 'thank you', 'excuse me' etc., was considered rude and improper. Nowadays, however, manners and decorum are a thing of the past. Children no longer ask for things in a civilized manner, instead they demand them (I work in a restaurant and see this daily), and adults are no better.
You can see it in politics. You can see it online. You can see it in the grocery store. You can see it at your favorite fast food joint (usually from the customers, but sometimes from the employees as well).
So, please tell me, what ever happened to simple manners?
And I thank you in advance for your insights on this subject!
[edit on 7-7-2009 by JaxonRoberts]
Originally posted by JaxonRoberts
When I was growing up (the 60's and 70's), manners were not an option. To not use expressions like 'please', 'thank you', 'excuse me' etc., was considered rude and improper. Nowadays, however, manners and decorum are a thing of the past. Children no longer ask for things in a civilized manner, instead they demand them (I work in a restaurant and see this daily), and adults are no better.
You can see it in politics. You can see it online. You can see it in the grocery store. You can see it at your favorite fast food joint (usually from the customers, but sometimes from the employees as well).
So, please tell me, what ever happened to simple manners?
And I thank you in advance for your insights on this subject!
[edit on 7-7-2009 by JaxonRoberts]
Originally posted by CaptainCaveMan
Respect is earned not demanded, demanding someone do something or say something because you do something for them is demanding acknowledgment. And is about servitude and ownership almost like demanding payment.
I find people who demand acknowledgment from others to satisfy their own inadequacies as selfish and bordering around the realms of a psychopath.
If life was to be more about giving instead of taking, then it would be wrong to give only under certain conditions this would not be giving it would be trading.