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It's not just the US flag that arouses emotional | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 10:23:07 |
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People are almost always willing to share ... | by subbywan | 2007-01-22 10:24:47 |
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If there is no threat to their own resources, | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 10:31:30 |
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They're willing to share | by MatthewDBA | 2007-01-22 10:40:21 |
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Giving of your surplus is not sharing. | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 11:08:38 |
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No, that's barter or trading. In my book, sharing | by merlin | 2007-01-22 12:20:10 |
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I am reminded of the story of the poor | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 12:45:36 |
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It is the parable of the widow's mite, and is from | by merlin | 2007-01-22 12:51:05 |
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I'm more working on clarifying what exactly | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 13:22:58 |
| Here is my take on subbywan's point. |
by merlin |
2007-01-22 13:28:45 |
When someone has a sufficiency or glut of resources, they are usually more willing to share as there is not really a personal risk or loss to them. However, when resources are scarce then people, in general, are less willing to share as they perceive a threat to their own well-being if they give up a scarce resource.
Note, I am predicating the above statement on the assumption that sharing is defined as one individual giving of a resource to another individual without anticipation or expectation of remuneration.
So, in short, a large number of people are willing to be the banker/pharisee from the parable, but only a very few truly generous souls are willing to be the widow. But, both groups still "share" resources. |
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That statement doesn't really say anything to me, | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 13:50:38 |
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You really should reconsider | by subbywan | 2007-01-22 13:56:21 |
