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Are Any Of You Going to Go to Any Tea Parties on the 15th?
There will be lots of Tea Parties on April 15th. I know I will be going to one near me, I am excited to see how it goes. How about you? What are your thoughts?
Vance,
I think the term "delusional" is more negative because it suggests the person has several, if not, a lot of delusions. Characterizing one's belief as a delusion is not quite the same thing because it is more focused on the belief than it is on the person - it is attacking the belief rather than the person. I didn't see JD call you delusional and so I didn't think it insulting except that it suggested that you held an erroneous or mistaken belief.
Sassy,
That's the risk you run when you start a thread. You can't control where it goes. I have seen many threads intentionally hijacked and I assure you my intention was not to hijack your thread. Furthermore I didn't intend to offend you or anyone else when I posted. I had been watching TV and listening to the radio and I found one of the terms used humorous and so I made reference to that. I certainly didn't foresee the controversy that ensued.
Mike
I think the term "delusional" is more negative because it suggests the person has several, if not, a lot of delusions. Characterizing one's belief as a delusion is not quite the same thing because it is more focused on the belief than it is on the person - it is attacking the belief rather than the person. I didn't see JD call you delusional and so I didn't think it insulting except that it suggested that you held an erroneous or mistaken belief.
Sassy,
That's the risk you run when you start a thread. You can't control where it goes. I have seen many threads intentionally hijacked and I assure you my intention was not to hijack your thread. Furthermore I didn't intend to offend you or anyone else when I posted. I had been watching TV and listening to the radio and I found one of the terms used humorous and so I made reference to that. I certainly didn't foresee the controversy that ensued.
Mike
My apologizes to you Sassy.
Hey you guys. This thread was not started to end like this. I was only curious about the TEA party and who was going.
Now, both of you are entitled to your own opinon, I have no problem with that, but, why not start a seperate thread regarding this difference or PM each other.
Anyway, that is all I have to say. I am not angry, I just did not plan for this thread to be like this. Oh well.
Now, both of you are entitled to your own opinon, I have no problem with that, but, why not start a seperate thread regarding this difference or PM each other.
Anyway, that is all I have to say. I am not angry, I just did not plan for this thread to be like this. Oh well.
In the part of NY that I live in when someone calls another person delusional it is calling them crazy. And yes that is insulting. Personally I don't care if I am insulted because I don't harbor those issues like other who are "offended" at the drop of a dime. I just find it funny that things can not be kept civil, without insults, without name calling.
In normal everyday usage "delusion" is often used to identify a mistaken or erroneous belief. It doesn't have quite the negative connotation that it does in a psychiatric or psychological context.
Mike
Mike
That's not an insult, its an observation. I find your remarks indicate that you harbor a delusion.
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