[MD] judgement (the critic)

[Heather Perella]

Smith,

     Smith said:  "People make such a big deal about
"judgment"...we all do it for the most part. Don't ya
think?"

     Margaret mentions your use of critic.  I
commented upon it as well, but I think, maybe, further
discussion upon this concept and your quoted question
above might be prudent.  Since I am not sure if this
is still being discussed in the newer posts of April I
am making a new heading for this particular topic.
     Judgment is used by us all the time.  Yet, to
have to rely on somebody else, let me even say a judge
in a courtroom setting, would show the lack of
judgment and critical thinking of a certain number of
those in society on their own part.  Do we decide and
make judgments upon everything on our own?  No, other
people and trees are involved.  We make judgmental
decisions and are involved critical thinking based
upon the situations we find ourselves in.  Those
situations have many participants.  I have brought
something similar to the discussion with Margaret. 
When all participants with all their intent, skillful
preparation, and then relied upon skills and tools
that are present during any situation are used to
their fullest extent and yet, one wins out and the
other loses.  Then on another day the loser becomes
the winner and vice versa.  Each new day brings new
achievers by the same participants.  I am referring to
squirrels getting into a bag I hung up in a tree while
camping.  The squirrels kept finding ways to get to
the peanuts.  I deterred the pine squirrels, but then
the flying squirrels were able to glide passed the
determent I place in front of the pine squirrels.
     Who is critically thinking?  Trying to get by
determent's, thinking outside the box, and doing so in
non-harmful ways.  Non-harmful ways that end up being
not killing or not stealing to get ones agenda across.
 Now I would like to put this all together.  When
judging is done into what morals fit our situation who
makes the final judgment as to what is morally
coherent and correct?  What is correct?  Who's side
wins out?  Discussion could go on and on when society
at large to involved.  Where is the quick decisions
and who will make them when needed?  Individuals, it
starts with individuals having the critic in their own
head.  Yet, some lack this critic and so we have
judges in the courtroom.  This lack of the critic in
the head presses for discussions to take longer.  If,
we all had the critic and we brought to any necessary
discussion some well thought out reason then everybody
else involved would not have to try to figure out that
person, as much,  who has been capable to critically
thinking for him or her self.  So as a society we put
more time into thinking for others.  Quality time is
taken away from those valued experiences that we could
be having, but we can't because others (1) do not have
the quality time to think on their own (so we must for
them) (2) some people will do anything to get out of a
situation even lie and manipulate, meanwhile they are
thinking the whole time once they get out of the
situation then the can live a more truthful life - if
only they can get out of that situation (I have
overheard and read some notes by some of the residents
I work with at the troubled youth facility that talk
like this - they are very confusing and confused at
times with their reasoning they bring to discussions).
 There could be a 3rd and 4th and so on.  Each time
though these situations involve quality time shrinking
and others must take away from their quality time to
do for others what they have not managed to do for
themselves.
     After all of this do I think we judge.  Yes, but
where the judging is coming from is sometimes not as
direct (from this person to that person) as simple as
that would be; and thus, it is more complex than that.
 Why are their philosophers?  I think philosophers
themselves are thinking what the rest of society may
not take the time or have not the time to someday
think and act upon.  What do you think?

SA     

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