So, to what extent should we use humor to appeal? To the OP, I would say the you need to evaluate what you want to accomplish with the family member that gets offended by what you said.

I assume you want her to think critically herself about stuff? I'm sure that is your main goal right? Based on a few blogs I've read, pointing to a study which I'm too lazy to find right now I've read that conflicting with peoples opinions even using rational, logical and true arguments often entrenches those people deeper into their irrational believes even when you make perfect sense.

As we know they hold onto their believes for reasons other that wanting to know the actual truth. I saw a few references to Socrates but forgive me if I misread the above posts, I did not see anyway specifically suggest using the Socratic method.

It is a form of inquiry and discussion between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas.

A technique by Psychologists or something. But basically perhaps you should enter the discussion trying to learn from the person.

Explain you want to know the true and ask what it is they believe, why they believe and how they gained that knowledge.

Ask them how they could test if that is real. Ask them if they have read what any experts in the field have found. Ask if there is a consensus among experts.

Ask all this because you actually want to know the truth regarding the subject. The other is a lie and an attempt to deceive a prospective employer.

I see little or no correlation. A resume involves the exchange of assets, it must honestly describe that which the employer is receiving for his financial obligation and that which the employee is capable of providing.

This needs to be understood before trying to interpret what the goal of your analogy is meant to support.

Employer discovers that employee does not have requisite degree and therefore sacks employee in favour of someone who holds the degree but is unproven in the job.

Last edited by Lausten on Tue Feb 17, pm, edited 1 time in total. It responds to Gord on 19 above. For example, suppose at the end of each announcement, rather than "God bless America," the principle said something like "Peace and happiness.

The issue is that what your cousin thinks is a peaceful statement of good wishes is actually an exclusive term that unfortunately makes people feel marginalized.

When Jessica Ahlquist filed her lawsuit to remove a school prayer from her school's walls, that prayer itself was also a positive, optimistic message -- but it gave preference to one particular belief system, while marginalizing others.

People like Jessica necessarily felt left out by it, because they either didn't believe in god or in that particular god. So "God bless America" may make your cousin feel all warm and fuzzy inside, but it makes anyone else who doesn't identify with it feel like a second-class citizen.

So here we are at Issue No. By dumb luck, I was invited to join at the start not only as a Founding Fellow, but even as a member of the Board of Directors.

It seemed a little crazy to me, because the rest of the leadership team consisted of highly regarded figures on the Masonic scene in America.

But I recognized the need for, and believed in the mission of, the Masonic Society—as I do still—and happily signed on with a desire to make a good fraternity better.

I believe we do it well, so perhaps in this context, respecting Time actually propels us toward a milestone. Before our launch in , there had not been such a resource available to the laboring Master Mason since the s, when it was a pretty common thing.

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People can be essentially programmed to some degree when they avoid engaging in critical thinking about various issues. On the other hand, someone that identifies with the political mainstream could just as easily be "going with the flow" and subscribe to any number of unquestioned assumptions.

To use a historical example rather than a current one, one could say that those who were initially against slavery in the United States were "extremists" and out of the mainstream of the political thought of their time.

In hindsight one could easily argue that they could also be considered "more conscious" in some ways.

So again, I think it has more to do with how one arrives at their conclusions -- as well as the arguments they use to support their views -- than just whether or not their beliefs are outside of the current mainstream thinking.

The degree that someone can support their views with objective evidence, rather than just accepting them on authority or "faith," would also be something to consider.

Some political ideologies take on a religious-like quality and are often based on little or no objective evidence. Views that are currently in the mainstream of a given culture at a given time often fall into this category as well, and are simply carried on by "tradition.

It could be something abstract, like an ideology, or more practical, such as the degree to which someone thinks long term and engages in things like goal setting.

For example, I've often looked at one's ability to engage in things like retirement planning assuming they are in a position like most of us where such planning is necessary as a rough gauge of one aspect of consciousness development i.

If a person is always "living in the moment" - like a non-human animal or an infant - are they in some sense less conscious? I think so.

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