Would you? (3)

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Posted by Hollytg on Mon 4 Aug 08, 9:08 AM

Would you fight for a cause that couldn't be won just because the cause was worthy?. Would you suffer the wounds and scars just because you thought you were right?.

It's valid to not fight if there's no way of winning. After all what will be gained if loss is a certainty, what's the point?. Should focus on the battles you can win?.

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4 Aug 08, 11:18 AM
penwiggle
UK(IP), 2 yrs

Hybernation wrote:
Would you fight for a cause that couldn't be won just because the cause was worthy?.
Yes I would.

Hybernation wrote:
Would you suffer the wounds and scars just because you thought you were right?.
Yes, to a point. When I go into a debate or argument with someone (especially about controversial subjects) I go with the attitude of "I know what I think, but I will be open to what they say because I realise I may not know everything there is to know about this subject." I also ensure they are going into the debate with the same attitude. I believe it is a waste of time to argue something if both people think they are right and neither are prepared to change their opinion regardless of what the other person says. That's not a debate, that is just spouting off your belief with the aim of winding the other person up. I have no time for that.

Hybernation wrote:
It's valid to not fight if there's no way of winning. After all what will be gained if loss is a certainty, what's the point?. Should focus on the battles you can win?.
Yes, you should focus on the battles you can win. But sometimes loosing a battle will make it easier for the next person that comes along to win it. Sometimes it's worth the fight not for yourself, but for those that follow.
Pen
I'm not a switch, just a Libra

4 Aug 08, 5:34 PM
GazUK1963
UK(B), 3 yrs

penwiggle wrote:

Hybernation wrote:
Would you fight for a cause that couldn't be won just because the cause was worthy?.
Yes I would.

No, I would not, is the answer in theory. In reality however, it is very unlikely that you will know that you cannot win until you try. You may know that the odds are stacked against you, but you will usually have a slim chance of victory.
Gary x.
Everyone who lives dies, but not everyone who dies has truly lived.
When you're tired of The Birmingham Bizarre Bazaar you're tired of life!

4 Aug 08, 10:58 PM
Garysmoggie
UK(TS), 16 mths
Yes I will fight for a cause that is just and correct, it is our moral duty to do so!
If people had not then we would not have the rights and civil liberties we have today.
We owe it to our ancestors to fight intolerance, persicution and totalitarism in any form they take!
It is sometimes by fighting the initial battle and losing yourself that you make a victory possible regarding the same issue.
Fighting for something you believe in is never pointless.
I think therefore I am!


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