So, last week we discussed what deems someone pure and polluted within a society. With that being said, let me lay the foundation for the following experiment...
Our class can be considered a small society, no? We are a group of people who meet together regularly. We have standards within the classes that we must follow. If we do not follow these standards, we are punished. Maybe not to the degree of being an outcast of the society, but there are repercussions when we do not do what is "pure" in our little society.
Bam, foundation laid. Agree or disagree if you want, but that is my position. Ok, with that being said, lets work with this foundation. As an experiment, i decided to see if by blogging late i would be considered polluted within our society. As a non-official participant in this experiment, what are your thoughts? Am i polluted for turning in the assignment late, or do i remain Pure?
I think someone needs to "go down in the river to pray."
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ok, thats one....but this is a democracy! It is the majority that counts!
ReplyDeleteDemocracy? Try autocracy.
ReplyDeleteso, you are saying if the whole class saw me as pure (despite blogging late), then i would be polluted just because you say so? Shouldn't our individual perceptions count for something more than what you would say? I guess this is a really good example of how the world in general works...unless of course the society stands up for what they believe in. Speaking of, in the whole class decided to accept me as being pure, would you?
ReplyDeleteIn short, yes (some perceptions don't matter, and many unimportant perceptions are just that, unimportant), no (Again, more misguided perceptions are only more misguided perceptions), and no (going along with a misguided, collective perception of purity simply locates me in the impure collective).
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