Labels

I had a nightmare last night. I got up and am doing okay.

I am thinking of labels. Some people put appropriate labels on people, places, and things. These labels are based on what is contained in the thing, experiences with the thing/person/place, people associated with the thing or maybe how the thing looks or behaves. An example of labeling is the names of the cups at Starbucks - ‘grande’ for a small size, ‘tall’ for a larger size, ‘venti’ for the next larger size. I suspect that the labeling is based on Starbucks’ experience in another country (of course, these views are my own. Starbucks has nothing to do with this post.)

What if someone labels you as evil or some negative thing?

You could argue that it is not a bad thing if you discovered that a lot of other people were labeled the same way. Maybe it is necessary for the environment you are in. Or maybe there is an issue with the person doing/performing the labeling.

I guess arguments are important. It is also important for the label to match what is contained in the ‘container.’

Debates

I like debates. I grew up hearing all sorts of arguments and seeing people take different positions on issues. Sometimes I wondered why people are so biased. I recall that students at PC participated in several inter-school debates (this reminds me of Karen Renata Bonnett since she was on the debate team). I was never on a debate team. I do like debating/arguments though. One of my favorite weeks on The Lessons Project was the fallacies week - the week dealing with fallacies or errors in logic. It is all about strong arguments.

I am ready to debate a particular issue I am dealing with right now. There must be a case if there is an issue.