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Nov 16 2009

November ‘09 Socrates Café

Posted by: Todd Marrone in Socrates Café

This month’s Socrates Café question:

“Is guilt a valid or necessary emotion?”

If you don’t comment, I’ll be crushed.

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5 Responses to “November ‘09 Socrates Café”
  1. gonzo says:
    November 16th, 2009 at 9:16 pm

    ugh, now i’d feel guilty if i didn’t comment.
    it’s like jealousy and first impressions…we’re going to have them but we shouldn’t carry them around with us all the time

  2. Mike Marrone says:
    November 17th, 2009 at 9:33 am

    Todd

    It’s valid if you are a juror and necessary if you are an Italian.

  3. Cindy Marrone says:
    November 17th, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    Valid for the bad, invalid for the good.

  4. Arlene says:
    November 18th, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    I agree with Mike. Guilt is necessary if you are Italian and/or Catholic!

  5. Andrea says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    Guilt is a way of taking responsibilty for one’s actions. The guilt one feels is a reflection of the hurt and betrayal the wronged person feels, much like empathy is a way of transcending oneself and trying to understand another human being in his/her pain. Guilt lets one realize that his/her actions effect others. With the freedom of being able to do right or wrong by another person comes the responsibility to accept the emotional consequences. “That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented with a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.” -Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning

    What are these gatherings usually like? About how many people tend to show up? I might be able to make it out on the 21st!