Do u question the stories / facts told or simply accept them as truths?

Well, I am a woman, and so I am from Venus, :) And the question I raised is because I didnt find other womenfolk around me in my physical social circle question much, till I start raising such points. I do become the odd man out and therefore tend to keep those points within my mind. :( So I thought may be I am the woman from Mars. :) Yeah, I too think so. If Galileo would not have questioned, we would still think that earth was flat, because that is what was believed until then. Isn't it? :) Thanks for making me feel normal. :) Have a nice day. :)

Well, I certainly consider myself the man from Venus, so you're by no means alone! I have far more respect for people that question authority, and challenge orthodoxy - whether or not I happen to agree with them - than for people who blindly accept the status quo, or the establishment line. Incidentally, if you don't voice your challenge, what makes you so sure that other people don't hear the voices too, and choose to keep quiet about it? I'd definitely start talking, fast! (I don't mean that in a Tarantino fashion...)

Well, other people tend to go with the herd so to say. :) And anything against the stream does make me stand out, and I feel uncomfortable with that. :) I do it, but not very often, because when everybody is focusing on u, u cant really afford to be wrong, can u?

[b]Hatley, I must warn you, the couple running Snopes are very Left-leaning, & will often surgically remove stuff that makes the Left look bad. I'm just sayin'... Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

Hi Hatley, :) U r such an angel. Yeah, exactly, such reports. U know I read a funny one. It said it is good to feel sad / stressed because it makes u more alert. LOL. I'd think the person would be so lost in personal grief or stressful situation that if a heavy vehicle kept honking, he/she would still not be aware of it.:) Thanks for making me feel I am not alone with such questioning mind.:) Have a nice day. :)

Hi deepak, there is a story about a naughty friend scaring a sweet friend telling him that she was a ghost, and that she drank human blood, and she had long nails, to hold her victims, and ... did u hear that one? Did u find that incredulous? Well, I do know of somebody who actually believed in it!

The story was too scary and too horrifying too be true,

Does that mean u didnt believe it? :)

hi vandana, wer r u frm?

Mars. :)

Hi, thanks for being there friend. :)

[b] Well, good on you! And welcome to the world! Life is sooo wunnerful, ain't it? Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

Yeah. And people like you make it that good.

You kidding? I wouldn't miss out on such a good offer! :) Yeah, I too give everybody a benefit of doubt. I go so far as giving them a chance to offer explanations for their actions. Generally, people do not realize that they went wrong somewhere. Nor do they expect such chances. Almost always their explanations were rather lame. They do realize themselves that their arguments do not hold much water and then they dont pursue the matter any longer. It has at times taken me as long as 30 odd years to come up with right way of presenting the questions or my logics. But when I did, they were irrefutable. There have been no fights. Nor any lectures. Just a few questions presented in front of many, which had no rational explanations. However, in the interim, I had to accept much blame because I did not conform. Do I feel smug about it? No. It feels like pyrrhic victory. After all, the time lost was from my life. It was me who could not move forward without resolving it the right way. :( Ah! well! That is the past. :) My life began just about 4 months ago. :)

Hey dont get serious rg. :) I just want to know this because I feel if we rationalize everything and make a habit of it, then there is a possibility of preventing things like holocaust occurring again. :) U c, everybody has to become rational, and question logically every issue, whether or not they feel passionately about it. :) At least that is what I thought. What is ur call on this, though. I would be interested considering that u mentioned I am holding a pitch fork. LOL.

Ah, here comes something on which I want to cross swords. he he. So if u didnt have any proof that Nazis were killing jews, u wouldn't question where they were taken through those pograms? I mean would u stay neutral just because it didnt concern u, even if it was told to u? Or would u rationalize it, or want to know the truth, whether or not it concerns u? That is my question.

Well, arent you another mylotter with a ready pitchfork in hand. If you read my response, I would be interested if I felt passionate enough about it.

Yeah bhanusb, life's taught me a few lessons early on. :) Thanks for understanding and making me feel normal. :) Have a nice day. :)

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