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bhikkhu

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7. If you don't think, someone else will do it for you

Reply to graegoyle (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 15, 2016, 03:34 AM

Sep 2016

whether they have your interests at heart or not.

I think sometimes of a part of the legal definition of mental competence, which is to see whether you act in you own best interests. That is at least as important in voting as in other places, and one of the problems we have as a country is easily manipulated "gut" voters. Thinking is important.

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Doing What Is Right Requires No Thinking ... [View all] emanymton Sep 2016 OP

Too simplistic. Glassunion Sep 2016 #1

Yup Egnever Sep 2016 #2

A strange thing happened to me today. I was leaving Devon House and there were two of us malaise Sep 2016 #3

True to a point. But often, figuring out the right thing to do *does* require thinking. (n/t) benEzra Sep 2016 #4

Mother always said to tell the truth madokie Sep 2016 #5

Yep Liars need very good memories malaise Sep 2016 #9

Think before you speak. graegoyle Sep 2016 #6

If you don't think, someone else will do it for you bhikkhu Sep 2016 #7

If you're not thinking, how do you know it's right? Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2016 #8

Of course it requires thinking. LWolf Sep 2016 #10

We're not robots. randome Sep 2016 #11