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- From: rowland@zorba7.larc.nasa.gov (Michael W. Rowland)
- Newsgroups: alt.politics.sex
- Subject: Re: Humility
- Date: 23 Dec 1992 19:20:19 GMT
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- In article <DRW.92Dec10183357@phragmen.mit.edu>, drw@phragmen.mit.edu (Dale
- R. Worley) writes:
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- > From: drw@phragmen.mit.edu (Dale R. Worley)
- > Newsgroups: alt.politics.sex
- > Subject: Humility
- > Message-ID: <DRW.92Dec10183357@phragmen.mit.edu>
- > Date: 10 Dec 92 23:33:57 GMT
- > References: <1992Dec09.025357.13210@cubic.com> <Bz0AEB.6Fr@news.udel.edu>
- > <DRW.92Dec9171737@euclid.mit.edu> <Bz0qtH.83t@news.udel.edu>
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- > In-Reply-To: claire@brahms.udel.edu's message of Thu, 10 Dec 1992 01:00:52
- GMT
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- >
- > In article <Bz0qtH.83t@news.udel.edu> claire@brahms.udel.edu (Claire Elizab
- > Barna) writes:
- > No, humility means "state of being modest or humble". This feature
- becomes
- > violated upon being forced to perform sexual acts against one's will.
- > Haven't you ever heard of rape victims feeling humiliated?
- >
- > (Maybe we've got some wires crossed between us here.)
- >
- > As I use it, "humility" is the opposite of "pride", ("modest" has a
- > similar meaning, but is now used with different connotations) so
- >
- > .....
- > Of course, there's the difference between internally generated
- > humility (which is generally considered a Good Thing) and externally
- > imposed humility (which is generally considered a Bad Thing), but they
- > are quite related in that they are both negations of pride.
- >
- > I think some of the trouble with these words is that they really come
- >.....
- > Or maybe I'm wrong.
- >
- > Dale
- Why overalalyze!?? We understand what was said! This is B.S.
-
- mike
-
- Mike Rowland (Contractor), MS 475
- NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA 23681
- internet: rowland@zorba7.larc.nasa.gov
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