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When we’re expressing a point of view it can represents a certain degrees of your intellect. It shows the thinking pattern, the individuality of a man, with the different path taken when coming to a conclusion. Some would have weak argument that can be easily smashed by people with higher intellect. By writing my thoughts some of you might spot my weakness in my thinking pattern. That’s the arch nemesis of writers: the critics. Some people might get dispirited and weaken with criticism. I might be exposed with some of my thoughts and ideas. Well, actually in philosophy every argument can be countered with series of rational arguments since it is based merely on logic with the limited knowledge we have. Life comes with criticism. Man can feel good in gunning other people down. It is the feeling of superiority that counts for them.

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I don’t know why I am writing the above paragraph, it’s just that I have my own rationale arguments of killing another guys writing on his view on something. And I’m wondering are there people outside there compiling mentally their own arguments to my thoughts and ideas? I’ve read some other people’s blogs and I can see the comments posted being direct arguments of the writer’s presentation in the writing. While I fancy reading those with some of the comments made me guffawed hard with their own brilliance, I feel for the writer as well. It depends on the writer to stand his ground or just keep his silence. The lesson I learn is that never to accept another people’s idea in the first instance of reading but keep your brain working on countering those. At first glance the writing might be impressive in its presentation of ideas with entertaining read and style of writing, free flowing words and all, and smooth building blocks of ideas. Look under the surface and not the persuasive language being used to influence you. Ty to look at the ideas themselves. It took me weeks to find counter arguments to a blog writing I read. I was agreeing to the point at first but as time goes on I kept thinking and finding counter arguments to those views I had read earlier. I wouldn’t want to humiliate the writer, that’s why I do not believe in belittling others just for the sake of feeling of superiority or wanting to correct other. If I have to, I’d rather email personally to that person instead. This comes about my belief in moral ethics of not wanting to humiliate a person in public because of a want to impose my views. If we are to correct those views so that other readers would take ours as the correct ones, does it mean that we have an ego inside of us to be more dominating? Anyway, this is just a view, which could lead to further criticism as it is in a way a counter to the global blogging cultures nowadays and a direct attack on the advocacy of freedom of speech. Maybe in some cases we aught to do that. Maybe it comes about what is our real intention is, the niat.

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In The Star newspaper today (26^th Aug 06), there is writing by a reader that suggests a blogger must have an open mind as the internet is an avenue for freedom of speech and that a blogger must accept damaging comments to his ideas. Topic that brings attention according to the writer is of religion, race, and politics, and these topics are magnet for criticism.

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Maybe I just aught to tell the tales of my life instead of addressing these heavy issues. Is it because I’m afraid of criticism? Chicken (I’m hearing those chicken sounds in my head)? I’m concluding that however great a writer is, he is always drawn to criticism as he’s exposing his writing to the people he wants to reach in the first place which are the readers themselves. In Asia, maybe we’re not as direct as the Westerners and couldn’t take criticism as the Westerners would. Yeah, I guess the different cultures shaped our behaviour and thinking pattern. Asians are more courteous and more careful in constructing their words. Sometimes criticism are indirect for example for the Malays who would use “kiasan & perli” or indirect criticism. They’re an art form of saying the things in its underlying form, the person in question (the one being criticised) would understand as the saying goes, “Whoever eats the chilli would feel hot”. I hate debates anyway, and I would always leave them as it is. Sometimes, we’re persuaded by the evil Satan to have this destructive emotion of hatred in our hearts. Better to leave the debates and arguments with yourself being confused than having the hatred in the heart.

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