http://www.wayofthemind.org/2007/03/28/the-evil-label-applier-of-doom/ Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:19:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.wayofthemind.org/2007/03/28/the-evil-label-applier-of-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-16502 TXStorm Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:05:34 +0000 http://www.wayofthemind.org/2007/03/28/the-evil-label-applier-of-doom/#comment-16502 That reaction is pure fear. The one making the "using labels" accusation is so fearful that he/she believes that if you just so happen to be aware of something that they were not, then you must be calling them "stupid" or looking down upon them. So instead of recognizing that they can learn something, that they have not already achieved that mythical state of omniscience, they lash out at you to win the emotional battle since they stand no chance on the field of reason. That reaction is pure fear. The one making the “using labels” accusation is so fearful that he/she believes that if you just so happen to be aware of something that they were not, then you must be calling them “stupid” or looking down upon them. So instead of recognizing that they can learn something, that they have not already achieved that mythical state of omniscience, they lash out at you to win the emotional battle since they stand no chance on the field of reason.

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