I doubt the OP is asking about English grammar. — hypericin
If honest is an adj, is it like tall and short, something we are largely born with, or is it like rich, something we can gain and lose? — YiRu Li
If honest is an adj, is it like tall and short, something we are largely born with, or is it like rich, something we can gain and lose?
Though perhaps it is telling that the root "honest" is an adjective, that is to say a quality. But it is probably an error to read too much into that. — hypericin
If honest is an adj, is it like tall and short, something we are largely born with, or is it like rich, something we can gain and lose? — YiRu Li
When we choose to be honest, it may not be because of the outside world. — YiRu Li
I'd think honesty is also a natural final product of some mindsets, from the inside — YiRu Li
I have worked with a lot of prisoners and career criminals over the years. In getting to know them, I can't think of one example where the person wasn't a product of disadvantage, abuse or trauma — Tom Storm
I certainly can - some people are just misguided in their emotional reactivity; this is the sense of 'misguided' or 'misfiring' emotions — AmadeusD
Thinking you've had a disadvantage and behaving just so doesn't mean that actually happened. — AmadeusD
Maybe - although I'm not sure what emotional reactivity is - if you are referring to difficulties with emotional regulation, that is generally the result of trauma or brain injury. — Tom Storm
Interesting. If your interpretation of my words are that some people justify their behavior (or lack of virtue) on the basis of fictional backgrounds - I don't accept this. — Tom Storm
But we were talking about dishonesty rather than emotional regulation and violence. — Tom Storm
Up front, I noted misfiring or misplaced emotions. The subject may believe their plight is actual, when it is not, and react accordingly. — AmadeusD
My comment was regarding motivations for dishonesty. I don't think i mentioned violence? — AmadeusD
My suspicion is is you dig far enough such a reaction may be a consequence of a personality disorder which will itself be the product of significant shortcomings/adverse experiences in a person's upbringing. Being easily slighted is a classic symptom. — Tom Storm
(this may be for another thread, but I like this line, so....) — AmadeusD
It is in their interests to buy into the subjects story. It is not in mine as i am victim-oriented; I want the facts as far as they can be established. — AmadeusD
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