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If someone came to you one day, and said, "I gave you life, and everything you are, and who you are is because of me..." how would you respond?

reasonvemotion wrote:If someone came to you one day, and said, "I gave you life, and everything you are, and who you are is because of me..." how would you respond?

I would say, "Can we cut a deal"

reasonvemotion wrote:If someone came to you one day, and said, "I gave you life, and everything you are, and who you are is because of me..." how would you respond?

After an involuntary raising of an eyebrow, or two
I might look the 'someone' over;
judge their level of sanity
and the likely consequences of me saying something like:
'It takes two to tango. Wanna dance?'

How about you, reasonvemotion?

I'd say, "That I am is due to you but who I am is up to me."

If we're talking about parents that is.

I'd say, "You must have been very lonely."

If we were talking about God that is.

Hi mom.

Prove it.

reasonvemotion wrote:Prove it.

Oh, what a K.I.S.S.

Then the 'someone' responds'...?

Then the 'someone' responds'...?

It would not really matter what this person says, as I value research and as information, knowledge and intelligence are important to me, it would probably be the criteria needed, as proof, to convince me (really, of anything). Although I am not immune to possibilities, but would always ask "does it work", i.e. questioning its logic.

reasonvemotion wrote:

Then the 'someone' responds'...?

It would not really matter what this person says, as I value research and as information, knowledge and intelligence are important to me, it would probably be the criteria needed, as proof, to convince me (really, of anything). Although I am not immune to possibilities, but would always ask "does it work", i.e. questioning its logic.

So, as to the other 'possibilities', other than 'information, knowledge and intelligence',
- what would they be?
What would 'work' for you to believe in the claim that the 'someone':
1. gave you life,
and caused you to be
2. everything you are, and
3. who you are...

reasonvemotion wrote:If someone came to you one day, and said, "I gave you life, and everything you are, and who you are is because of me..." how would you respond?

Gee thanks Dad, but running off when I was a kid, and not paying one red cent or helping my mum bring me up, does not give you any privileges around here buddy.

marjoramblues wrote:

So, as to the other 'possibilities', other than 'information, knowledge and intelligence',
- what would they be?

Anything that can realistically happen, I would consider as other "possibilities"