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What is bravery/courage to you and where is the line between bravery and stupidity?
#21716303 - 05/24/15 01:59 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Something I've wondered for awhile. What is bravery/courage and how is it differentiated from stupidity?
Bravery and courage has always been simply explained to me as standing your ground in the face of what scares you. This poses a problem for my understanding. Standing on the tracks with a train barreling down at you, doesn't make you brave (IMO) it makes you stupid. But fear is obviously there and you are standing your ground in the face of that fear. I'm sure bullies scared many of us when we were kids, but it's bravery that had us finally stand up to them and decide enough was enough. Those are on the two ends of the extremes, pretty easily definable...
So where is the line drawn between the two? Is stupidity defined by an inexcapable outcome against you and still standing your ground? If so, what if you're facing insurmountable odds and decide to fight for what you believe in? Were they not just brave? Is it hindsight that makes the difference? If you lose said battle you were stupid, but if you win you were brave?
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Re: What is bravery/courage to you and where is the line between bravery and stupidity? [Re: Shroomslip]
#21716415 - 05/24/15 03:18 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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stupidity seems to come from not learning. a lot of fear seems to come from unknown ideas, or not well known, having faith. believing what the eye sees and understands give concrete thoughts of what is at that time and space. seeing that one is stupid and doesn't know of a thing takes courage. overlaying ideas and thoughts of what something has been and what that something is to be is not brave or courageous. i don't know.
So where is the line drawn between the two? ... think that there is a big line. bravery is like a deep breathe and a step forward. stupidity comes off as a negative action. correct that, not negative, maybe just low to thought.
Is stupidity defined by an inexcapable outcome against you and still standing your ground? ... behavior that shows a lack of good sense or judgment.
If so, what if you're facing insurmountable odds and decide to fight for what you believe in? ... odds usually always have a one to something, there is still that one.
Were they not just brave? ... brave seems to tie into victorious, "he was a brave..." wether if outcome good or bad, as if something was defeated/accomplished.
Is it hindsight that makes the difference? ... hindsight would make a difference of sorts.
f you lose said battle you were stupid, but if you win you were brave? stupider than the... does wisdom or knowledge when the fight. the wiser?
perspectives of any ideas really are just a blister in the sun, a splinter of light, one of the many that make up the wHole.
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Edited by WhoManBeing (05/24/15 03:22 AM)
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Re: What is bravery/courage to you and where is the line between bravery and stupidity? [Re: Shroomslip]
#21716416 - 05/24/15 03:18 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Standing up for beliefs or people, no matter how unpopular they are.
Selfless sacrifice for those you care about or those of kin, or being a selfish protectorate of what one considers mine, is the hallmark of Bravery.
Bravery is something that is in extremely short supply in today's limp-wristed, effeminate world. No wonder so many Americans/UK folk look towards Vladimir Putin as a form of traditional messiah.
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Re: What is bravery/courage to you and where is the line between bravery and stupidity? [Re: EarthTalker]
#21716426 - 05/24/15 03:22 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Bravery is stupidity. It's stupidity with a cause. Stupidity with a reason, a passion, a fire. But still, stupidity nonetheless.
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Re: What is bravery/courage to you and where is the line between bravery and stupidity? [Re: Shroomslip] 1
#21716435 - 05/24/15 03:30 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm growing some Trinidad scorpion peppers right now and was recently wondering the same thing.
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Re: What is bravery/courage to you and where is the line between bravery and stupidity? [Re: Burke Dennings]
#21716449 - 05/24/15 03:36 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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That response actually made me laugh. I got some Bhuts going. I still have no idea whether I'll be brave/stupid enough to try and eat them fresh and whole.
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With my face against the floor I can’t see who knocked me out of the way. I don’t want to get back up but I have to so it might as well be today. Nothing appeals to me no one feels like me, I’m too busy being calm to disappear. I’m in no shape to be alone contrary to the shit that you might hear. You can't wake up, this is not a dream. You're part of a machine, you are not a human being With your face all made up, living on a screen. Low on self esteem, so you run on gasoline
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Re: What is bravery/courage to you and where is the line between bravery and stupidity? [Re: Burke Dennings]
#21716454 - 05/24/15 03:37 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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sort of feel like giving up on trying to define something of this multi-complex world we live in. to define something that just is as is to have another agree to what said but only to understand their own sight of what that is as is. as a hand is a hand, ya see it, ya feel it. can use words to describe/define what is, still just as is. or something.. it's late, the wheels creaking. Zzzz's
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Re: What is bravery/courage to you and where is the line between bravery and stupidity? [Re: WhoManBeing]
#21716455 - 05/24/15 03:38 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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brave/stupid sounds more like curious of what is not known when put in that context.
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Re: What is bravery/courage to you and where is the line between bravery and stupidity? [Re: WhoManBeing]
#21716462 - 05/24/15 03:41 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
Burke Dennings said: I'm growing some Trinidad scorpion peppers right now and was recently wondering the same thing.
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WhoManBeing said: sort of feel like giving up on trying to define something of this multi-complex world we live in. to define something that just is as is to have another agree to what said but only to understand their own sight of what that is as is. as a hand is a hand, ya see it, ya feel it. can use words to describe/define what is, still just as is. or something.. it's late, the wheels creaking. Zzzz's
Mah Niggas.
I love peppers. They're actually not that bad, but you should definitely work your way up if you want to enjoy them. If you're eating them for comedic effect then just munch as many as you can at once.
Otherwise work your way up with less spicy peppers.
You wouldn't learn to drive, by signing up for nascar.
Also Trinidad Scorpions are my favorite peppers. Trinidad Scorpions and some apricots and other seasons makes the most magical pork marinade ever. It's good on other meat too, but it pairs so well with pork.
-------------------- The chances of you even being born, Were forty million to one. There's two parts of the statistic And I want you to live through one 3/8/95 - 7/10/15 Rest In Paradise, Brother. Sheekle said: yeah, i said i was afraid of psychonautica

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