Hi David, you misunderstood what I mean by ?'balance' when I said "I believe in balance"
The account scenario - I prefer one who can balance the books - that requires accuracy. That's a mathemeticians balance, where they use the balance of like=like to manipulate maths. I've never overly concerned myself with that, because it just is.
In maths, errors don't balance, rather they throw out the balance. It's the same for accuracy, and any arguments regarding accuracy and balance.
Our Health depends on the balance between our bodies defenses and natures attackers (bacteria, viruses etc). I believe in helping our natural defense by eating a balanced diet, and allowing my immune system to be exercised - allowing body systems to be balanced (mind you, I'm not overly strict on this, though I think it's correct) - I personally have only ever felt the need to take medication just once in my life.
A jury must weigh up (balance) the defense case Vs the prosecutions case, and then decide (apparently according to law) the defendants guilt or not.
A communities rights must be balanced against an individuals rights.
A persons right to an opinion is the same as my own right to an opinion, a persons right to be heard is the same as mine etc etc (on these lines)
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Coberst
Quote:"Anthony Quinn in his great role in "Requiem for a Heavyweight" earned his inner sense of self-value by constantly reminding himself and others that he was "fifth-ranking contender for the heavyweight crown". This made him really somebody, gave him continual nourishment, allowed him to hold his head high in the shabbiest circumstances.
There's a difference between contemporary inner self worth, and self worth found in the judgement of society. Contemporary Self worth isn't exactly one dimensional either - The Anthony Quinn character may be good at boxing, and terrible at a lot of other things - things which he may possess low self esteem for - therefore he needs to guard the ?'self worth' generated by his boxing ranking all the more closely (I've never seen the movie)
Quote:Academic intellectuals have their own fine gradations of worth: a six-hour teaching load, with no under-graduate teaching, in an ivy-league school; a three hour teaching load, with only one undergraduate course, in an almost ivy-league school.
That is worth as an Academic, not worth as an individual, although vocation provides a sense of self worth for most people - again, it's only one dimension of self worth.
Quote:How these balance in the scale of self-worth can cause agonizing life decisions."
Didn't quite follow this part.
