:huh: your point is.....? :rolleye33: Does it matter? So you're saying he was a two-faced fraud in college who picked 'friends' for political convenience? Or he just didn't have the balls to do what he thought was right? He didn't want to appear to be a 'sellout'? No backbone, what was he afraid of? WTF?! Does it really matter? What he stands for is there, either way you choose to believe. He's talking about picking friends, not mingling at a social event. Looks like he hasn't changed much.
No, YOU said that. You haven't even read the book and you're jumping to conclusions knowing nothing about the context of the remark. I tried to point it out for you, but you just . . . don't . . . get it.
Please explain what at LSU has changed, other than hippies. I'm quite sure that it was and is possible to attend college while remaining faithful to one woman, never using illegal drugs, and never becoming a communist.
Not much. There are plenty of neo-hippies around campus, the drugs are much more expensive, but AIDS has squashed free love. Yes, St. Deek. There have always been dorks, nerds, dweebs, and eggheads. Tell us about it.
A 3 pack of Trojans costs around 5 bucks. That's almost free. I don't currently work in academia, so I wouldn't know as much as you do on this topic. Try holding a nice regular conversation with a math professor. :grin: I do however know that philosophies and politics are not to be excused away just because "that's how college was at the time".
Tell me. When you were 18 and in college, did you never try to learn anything different than what you were taught by your parents? Did you never investigate any unconventional philosophies, religions, beliefs, or politics? Did you not have some wild and kooky friends? Did you ever get in trouble, smoke dope, or defy authority? I suggest to you that most people do have a rebellious and inquisitive period in their youth where they question the conventions. Most people learn something from it, leave it behind, and grow into a more thoughtful and rounded person as a result of that experience. I feel sorry for anyone that goes through his life questioning nothing, investigating nothing, accepting what he is told, and never changing his politics, philosophies, or beliefs based on an enriched perspective in an evolving world.
A little. Not terribly... None of the above. I believe that most people do go through such a period, however I would argue that most don't get better for it; in fact, I would argue that most learn little if anything from their experiences and in fact can be damaged forever from a lot of them. However, that philosophy is based upon an overriding Christian faith and experiences in the Christian counseling arena. You wouldn't believe how worldly rebelliousness has destroyed so many people. I'm 27 and a parent of three children. I'm increasingly finding out that all of those things that my parents told me when I was in my late teens are right on the mark. I would have gone through a lot less life trouble if I had listened to them 100% (maybe, maybe not) Rebellion against authority is not intrinsically virtuous, Red.
Oh, I've seen some burnouts, but not many really. Most of us became productive, successful, and far less narrow-minded. Not at all, amigo. Neither is it something you carry all your life and can still be judged by 30 years later.
