tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post3945331456932959693..comments2009-08-26T08:08:16.081-07:00Comments on Trooper Cordell: The ProdigyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-66907694811937077452009-08-26T08:08:16.081-07:002009-08-26T08:08:16.081-07:00Hahaha! I love these type of discussions!Hahaha! I love these type of discussions!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187292497577750174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-63079016401459106002008-08-24T14:28:00.000-07:002008-08-24T14:28:00.000-07:00That's true and maybe that wasn't the best example...That's true and maybe that wasn't the best example because we did more than just create giant bombs with the technology. But you (hopefully) get my point.Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201011594866721762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-39642209435842146032008-08-23T17:46:00.000-07:002008-08-23T17:46:00.000-07:00Well, I see your point Nelly but keep in mind that...Well, I see your point Nelly but keep in mind that the same technology that helped us develop the atomic bomb also helped us develop nuclear power plants. Although they aren't renewable and therefore aren't "green," they do produce power efficiently.Gabriel Gethinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920167731921285428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-43207510067494743522008-08-22T16:27:00.000-07:002008-08-22T16:27:00.000-07:00I agree that knowledge is preferable to ignorance,...I agree that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, but I still think that there are bad discoveries. Take the atomic bomb for example. Sure, it helped us end a war and gave us a bunch of leverage at the time, but now just about everyone's got one and not everyone is into the idea of using them wisely. Or even better than that, not using them at all. <BR/><BR/>It may have been better in the long run if that particular knowledge had been left undiscovered.Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201011594866721762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-70957990809255007462008-08-09T17:00:00.000-07:002008-08-09T17:00:00.000-07:00I think that ignorance is not bliss but it's obvio...I think that ignorance is not bliss but it's obvious that somethings are better left undiscovered. Let's say a man is being tortured. If he doesn't know anything, he won't betray anything.<BR/> From, Trooper CordellYours Trulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668356261068292304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-27755829221678001662008-08-03T19:30:00.000-07:002008-08-03T19:30:00.000-07:00Exactly...it would really suck to figure out that ...Exactly...it would really suck to figure out that your boyfriend's cheating on you with your best friend, but it's definitly better than it going on behind your back without you knowing it. At least in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-89949893001889753172008-08-03T18:22:00.000-07:002008-08-03T18:22:00.000-07:00Mhm... knowledge is preferable to ignorance, in my...Mhm... knowledge is preferable to ignorance, in my opinion... even if it's not always something nice and full of butterflies and puppiesMedeiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10887511044187202434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-2336409677856081712008-07-31T19:29:00.000-07:002008-07-31T19:29:00.000-07:00Hmmm...I think that there could be bad discoveries...Hmmm...I think that there could be bad discoveries, but mostly in an ignorance-is-bliss sort of way. <BR/><BR/>Also, all of your examples are inaminate things. What if the the thing behind the closed door is other people? People always talk about eavesdroppers, but that doesn't really stop the curiousity, does it? But I think you definitly do find out a lot of things you'd rather not know that way. <BR/>But even if it sucks to know it, it's better than not knowing that it's going on behind your back. <BR/>Opinions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-11304228202082356952008-07-31T12:32:00.000-07:002008-07-31T12:32:00.000-07:00Good point Trooper.Your dearest cousin,Twyla LeeGood point Trooper.<BR/><BR/>Your dearest cousin,<BR/>Twyla LeeTwyla Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157906313825952539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-63184032794675886062008-07-31T12:24:00.000-07:002008-07-31T12:24:00.000-07:00Gabriel, there is no bad discovery. People die whi...Gabriel, there is no bad discovery. People die while gaining knowledge but that doesn't make it a bad discovery. I think there is no such thing as a bad discovery because at least you get your answer. Also the fact that the man in your second example was killed after discovering the use could be considered a good discovery because in the future people could identify the powder. Basically the other people learned it was deadly at his expense.<BR/><BR/>Yours truly,<BR/>Trooper CordellYours Trulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668356261068292304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-41420436104072110722008-07-31T10:18:00.000-07:002008-07-31T10:18:00.000-07:00On the guy with the gunpowder: that's not so much ...On the guy with the gunpowder: that's not so much curiosity being harmful as a certain lack of thought. Now, curiosity cannot (or is less likely to) hurt you as long as you think through what you're going to do before you do it. For example if this guy had found the gunpowder and thought "woah, cool dude. wonder what'd happen if I smoked it..." and then figured out (with a little brain power) that smoking random powders is <I>not</I> a good idea, he'd probably still be alive.Medeiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10887511044187202434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-1636615503541998322008-07-31T10:13:00.000-07:002008-07-31T10:13:00.000-07:00Discoveries in themselves are neutral actions, wit...Discoveries in themselves are neutral actions, with no good or bad associated. Woo, a room full of snakes. Oh, it's gunpowder. The results of the discoveries, or how they were discovered, are events that can be interpreted as good or bad- darn, sucks that he died.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00519866508833216778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-32750651642317101332008-07-30T17:41:00.000-07:002008-07-30T17:41:00.000-07:00Example: A guy walks up to a door. He is curious a...Example: A guy walks up to a door. He is curious as to what lies on the other side of the door. Her reaches for the doorknob and opens the door. Inside is a very large amount of venomous snakes. The guy is then killed by the snakes because he was curious as to what was on the other side of the door. Now, this may seem like it doesn't apply to B's question because you might think that the contents of a room are not considered a legitimate discovery. So I will provide a second example. A man finds a strange powdery substance that he has never seen before. He doesn't know what to do with it. He tastes it but spits it out because it tastes terrible. Next, he tries to smoke it. When he puts the match on the powder, it explodes. The powder he never saw was actually gunpowder. His curiousity took him to his death but, he did discover the use of the unknown powder. The discovery was incredibly bad for the man because it brought about his death (by explosion of course).Gabriel Gethinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920167731921285428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-55750925046788890892008-07-30T16:56:00.000-07:002008-07-30T16:56:00.000-07:00Gabriel, explain more. What's a bad discovery?Gabriel, explain more. What's a bad discovery?B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00519866508833216778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-15168184721768064792008-07-30T15:29:00.000-07:002008-07-30T15:29:00.000-07:00Curiousity is one of the greatest and worst traits...Curiousity is one of the greatest and worst traits that humans possess. It can drive them to discover incredible things. The only problem is, sometimes they are incredibly bad things.Gabriel Gethinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920167731921285428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-88917504611570885562008-07-30T08:45:00.000-07:002008-07-30T08:45:00.000-07:00Curiosity.-TwylaCuriosity.<BR/><BR/>-TwylaTwyla Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157906313825952539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-88980119481784951732008-07-30T05:57:00.000-07:002008-07-30T05:57:00.000-07:00Hello. Plus, it's a fact that all the best stuff i...Hello. <BR/><BR/>Plus, it's a fact that all the best stuff is behind those sort of doors. Proven fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-46474163887861175792008-07-29T23:50:00.000-07:002008-07-29T23:50:00.000-07:00Because our brains see the words "Do" and "Touch" ...Because our brains see the words "Do" and "Touch" and first puts together that simpler concept, before adding in the negative "Not", which restructures the entire sentence. That's partially right, although actually mostly would be because when we see the word "Touch" our brain thinks of touching (as in doing it, and in fact will probably do it subconsciously).<BR/><BR/>As for feeling compelled to disobey, it's part of wanting freedom and power over one's life and not following orders blatantly put out by an inanimate object. It may also be part of wanting to be different, in being able to do what others "cannot".B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00519866508833216778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-56268182076424958072008-07-29T21:11:00.000-07:002008-07-29T21:11:00.000-07:00It is a fact of human nature to want to do what it...It is a fact of human nature to want to do what it cannot. For example, when a sign reads "Do Not Touch" our first instinct is to touch it. I really don't see why we feel complelled to disobey. Anyone think they know why?Gabriel Gethinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920167731921285428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-70649486193708474992008-07-29T16:51:00.000-07:002008-07-29T16:51:00.000-07:00Hah, keep out signs amuse me. Don't people realize...Hah, keep out signs amuse me. Don't people realize that they really mean "come right in there's something interesting back here... just don't get caught"?Medeiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10887511044187202434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963365056648604375.post-505188857803558412008-07-29T09:28:00.000-07:002008-07-29T09:28:00.000-07:00Welcome dearest Trooper to Castle Nyx and it's alw...Welcome dearest Trooper to Castle Nyx and it's always open library.<BR/><BR/>Your dearest cousin,<BR/>Twyla LeeTwyla Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157906313825952539noreply@blogger.com