Theos-Talk Archives (January 1998 Message tt00413)

Brenda S. Tucker  wrote:

>I think the reason I might commit errors in my judgment under these
>circumstances is the sheer number of human beings we are faced with on
>earth today. We know (I can't even imagine) say 1,000 people or 10,000
>people in our experience. That is a very small percentage of those who
>live. Do you ever wonder what those we have not met are like? I think it
>would be possible to know a set of individuals, some closely, that
>influence us to think along certain lines of validity. And right next door
>to us, our neighbor, could know a different set of individuals creating
>other valid choices in them. If there are 5 billion people on the earth and
>we know a few thousand, how are we to eliminate a random element of error
>in our judgments?
>
Brenda,

If your meaning is that it's an error to think that we can always
classify others and expect their understanding and reaction to a
situation to be similar to our known categories then I agree.
That is why we have a mailing list like this to exchange different
viewpoints. If all of us are on the same wavelength there will be
no interference pattern, however, the conflicting opinions always
cause fire by friction and depending on our reaction we may be
burned, illumined or transmuted by that fire.

Visanu