> -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 8:30 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Boy Scouts Of America > > It's not the same model as buying a car that suits you "sort of"; it's > about > principle.
I think it is: it's a difference of degree, not of kind. You're defining, personally, what you find valuable. That can be some concrete like a sunroof or something ethereal like a principle. Some principles (or features) are so valuable that you've decided not to live without them. Other's are "nice to haves". Any decision is a balance between what you value and what you don't. We prioritize these things and make compromised decisions. For example: Racism is a negative to me. If introduced to a racist person I would not be friendly to them. However I tolerate my grandmother's racism (or at least I do much more than I would a stranger's). This doesn't mean that I approve of racism but rather that I'm willing to forgive my grandmother this obvious fault since I value family loyalty and her more. Poor gas mileage is a negative to me. If shopping for a car I would steer clear of those with bad mileage. However if I won a car with bad mileage in a contest I would probably keep it. I value a free car more than I dislike bad mileage. Of course this doesn't mean that I consider gas mileage as important a topic as racism: but I use the same logical system to make decisions based on them. Again, it's a difference of degree, not of kind. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion is delivering applications solutions at at top companies around the world in government. Find out how and where now http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=finder&productID=1522&loc=en_us Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245874 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
